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C-1 A P P E N D I X C Summary Project Description The Eastern Corridor Program is a set of road, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements in the Cincinnati region. The program includes four core highway projects -- improvements to Red Bank Expressway, SR 32 relocation, SR 32 improvements, and improvements to the SR 32/I-275 interchange -- plus a new commuter rail line, expanded bus service, and transportation system management improvements.
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C-2 local planning study aimed at identifying transportation alternatives that could best meet the transportation needs of the corridor, while minimizing environmental impacts and maximizing social and economic benefits. In 2003 and 2004, ODOT decided to pursue a tiered approach to developing the program and project list and fulfilling NEPA requirements.
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C-3 – SR 32 Relocation (Segments II and III) : SR 32 is one of the primary thoroughfares in the Eastern Corridor Program area.
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C-4 of the environmental impacts of individual projects. The tiered approach allowed those projects with lesser impacts to advance and be constructed after their more rapid Tier 2 approval, and kept the more complex projects from delaying the entire program.
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C-5 needs) , and two have been rolled into other existing projects within the Eastern Corridor Program.
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C-6 Efficient Coordination among Agencies: A tiered NEPA process has been under way for a dozen years. A formal coordination schedule has allowed stakeholders to participate in the NEPA process, and FHWA meets monthly with local staff on environmental impact issues.
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