12 counties. . .3 states. . .a multi-modal corridor
A status report on five key highway projects along a corridor between Pittsburgh and Columbus.

Newcomerstown to Cadiz

Description:
A minimum 28-mile proposed new highway connecting four-lane U.S. Route 22 at Cadiz with four-lane U.S. Route 36 at Newcomerstown. ODOT officials as well as federal, state, and local officials along the corridor have generally supported the project. An ad hoc group of counties, including officials from Jefferson, Harrison, Tuscarawas, Coshocton, Muskingum, and Licking counties, is pursuing this proposed route as part of the strategy to complete a true corridor between Pittsburgh and Columbus.

Corridor: First conceived in 1999 as an alternative to realigning U.S. Route 22 to connect with already-congested I-70, this is seen as the last linkage point between already-planned sections of Columbus to Newcomerstown and previously-completed sections of U.S. Route 22 from Pittsburgh to Cadiz.

Multi-Modal: By linking the highway sections, it improves western counties' access to the Ohio River, to flights via Pittsburgh International Airport, and to passenger rail. For eastern counties, it provides improved access to competitive truck-train intermodal and air transportation facilities as well as a congestion reliever to I-70.

Status:
Next Step: Begin feasibility study. macro corridor status under the Access Ohio Update.
Access Ohio: Given macro corridor status in 2005.
TRAC: Not yet presented

Links:

COMING SOON: ODOT Dist 11 Info Page


Updated: July 9, 2007