Request Overview:

The total project cost is estimated to be $75 million.

Project Description:      Hubbard Arterial, MAH‑US62‑0.869, PID# 9566: 

The project plans call for construction of six miles of four lane limited access highway, with proposed alignment from Albert Street located in Youngstown, OH, Mahoning County to Interstate Route 80 located in Hubbard Township, Trumbull County.  This project is needed to enhance the Valley's interstate highway system and to provide system continuity.

Project Cost: 

The total project cost is estimated to be $75 million.  This figure includes Right of Way, Relocation and Construction Costs. Demonstration Project (DP) and National Highway (NH) funds have been programmed for right-of-way costs, $3,600,000 and $3,900,000 respectively.

Economic Impact:  

The project will enhance and appreciate the economic climate of the region, which has not seen a complete recovery following the demise of the steel industry.  Construction of this project would open up thousands of acres of undeveloped land for development in the northeast portion of the county.  This is particularly important to the economic recovery of the area since the city of Youngstown has virtually no land available for development that is not considered a brownfield site. It would also provide direct access between Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, specifically Mahoning County and the city of Youngstown.

Current Status:  1/17/06

The project is identified in the Long Range Plan of both the state of Ohio (Access Ohio) and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments.   It is also listed on the future’s list of Eastgate’s Transportation Improvement Plan. To date, the project has not scored sufficient points in the state’s ranking process to have received financial support.

This project received federal appropriations in the amount of $6.1 million in fiscal year 1991.  This money has been used for preliminary design and environmental studies.  It is currently on Tier II of ODOT’s Transportation Review Advisory Council Major/New Construction List.  $2,700,000 was awarded to this project in CY 1999 for FY2003.

Eastgate is the sponsor to complete the Environmental Document. URS is completing the study which will lead to a Record of Decision on whether to build or not build. $2 million in place from TRAC for final design if it decided that project will be built.  Record of Decision has been pushed to 2007.

Contact:

John Getchey at Eastgate Regional Council of Governments or Greg Sherlock, Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, at 330-744-2131 extension 15.