NBC4i.com wrote ODOT To Change Top-Funding Formula
Thursday, Nov 20, 2008
By Patrick Preston
The Ohio Department of Transportation wants to change the way it chooses which projects get top funding priority. Meeting Thursday, the agency’s Transportation Review Advisory Council, or TRAC, was considering a new funding formula that would emphasize factors such as economic development benefits, environmental impact and local investment.
ODOT’s director said projects in motion, such as the Interstate 70/71 split, likely would continue.
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