1	Cleveland Innerbelt Viaduct Alignment Issues
2	Questions for today Why the Innerbelt? Why the Viaduct? Why the northern vs. southern alignment for Viaduct?
3	Why the Innerbelt? Unavoidable infrastructure decisions Bridges, pavements nearing 50^th year 26 bridges need rehab or replacement Innerbelt carries 128,000 vehicles Central Interchange, Trench among Ohio’s highest crash locations Rebuild as is, or improve?
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7	Back to the Future
8	Crash Summary Two-mile section of I-90 comprising the Central Interchange and Innerbelt Trench ranks FIRST out of 139 freeway segments on ODOT’s Freeway Hot Spot List.
9	Crash Summary The Innerbelt has 787 crashes annually That equates to two crashes a day
10	Why the Viaduct? Built in 1959 Carries 128,000 vehicles Needs a new deck Requires long-term perspective of how to repair the Viaduct for Cleveland’s future
11	The Viaduct
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14	Why a second bridge?
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16	Process to Date Began in 2000 with Inner Belt Scoping Committee Held more than 47 public or committee meetings Held hundreds of small-group meetings Studied 13 alternatives Spent $8 million to get to basic concept of project
17	Citizens’, ODOT Goals “Intelligent” renewal of infrastructure Preserve neighborhoods Help economy Not disrupt Cleveland during construction Protect the natural and human environment Promote safety
18	Historic Sites Protecting the heritage and quality of the neighborhoods was deemed critical
19	Project Scope New WB bridge Rehab Viaduct as EB bridge Improve Central interchange Improve Trench Add frontage roads
20	TRAC Approved $700 million for Innerbelt including: New Viaduct Improvements on I-77 south of Viaduct Improved Central Interchange Mid-Town safety, capacity improvements Rebuilt Innerbelt Curve
21	TRAC Also Approved $50 million for West Shoreway $5.3 million to plan Opportunity Corridor $2.6 million for Cuyahoga Valley Intermodal Corridor $10.5 million for Quigley Connector Sen. Voinovich secured another $104 million for Viaduct
22	Why the Northern Alignment? Primary concern of protecting Tremont Wanted alternative with least impact upon diverting traffic to residential streets during construction Least impact on motorists Cost
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27	Existing Alignment
28	Modified Southern Alignment
29	ODOT’s Northern Alignment
30	Why not the Southern Alignment? Push into Tremont on south Either take or impinge upon Greek Church of the Annunciation Take Sokolowski’s Or, build on existing location and close Innerbelt for two years or more Closure equals neighborhood gridlock
31	Central Interchange Impacts Extended closures of ramps into downtown Plans calls to depress, or sink them Would cut off I-77, 9^th, 14^th, 22^nd ramps Plan to eliminate loops ramps to free land is impractical and unsafe
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33	Signature Bridge Concern All new major bridges are signature bridges ODOT is building four “signature” cable-stayed bridges right now
34	Maumee River Crossing, Toledo
35	Portsmouth, Ohio Portsmouth
36	Ironton, Ohio
37	Ironton at night
38	Pomeroy – Mason Bridge
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44	The Skyline is Important Consideration of setting, appearance will be key Citizen input is needed ODOT has had success in Toledo and elsewhere
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49	A city of bridges The new bridge will join a family of notable structures
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55	Conclusion ODOT recommends northern alignment Has less impact on Tremont Has less impact on region during construction Significantly cheaper ODOT will build a signature bridge, with community input
56	Thank you Questions?