Public Involvement and Comments

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) are fully committed to robust public involvement to gain insights and receive feedback as part of the project development process. The project team has been working closely with local partners to ensure communities surrounding the project area have the opportunity to provide feedback.

If you have a comment or question for the project team, please use the “Get in Touch” form at the bottom of the page.

For information and to provide comment on the Riverfront Commons Trail temporary closure, please click here.

Public Comments

Below are responses from the project team to specific public comments that have been received to date.

Response to public comment – CONCEPT TO RECONFIGURE THE US 50 CONNECTION
Response to public comment – WORKING POSITION PAPER: REDESIGN OF THE BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE PROJECT
Response to public comment – BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE PROJECT – RECONNECTING CINCINNATI WESTWAY DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS
Response to public comment – CITY OF CINCINNATI BSB CORRIDOR CONCEPT I-W AND CINCINNATI USA REGIONAL CHAMBER FOOTPRINT MINIMIZATION

Below are summaries of comments received by the project team, including responses to each.

Public Hearings

Public hearings were held in February 2024 regarding the Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) to present project information and allow members of the public to provide comments on the SEA. Participants browsed project exhibits, reviewed project information, talked one-on-one with project team members, and provided written or verbal comments about the project.

More than 550 individuals attended four in-person hearings, held at the Radisson Hotel in Covington and Longworth Hall in Cincinnati, and a virtual hearing. All attendees heard a formal presentation about the project and the assessment and had the opportunity to make formal spoken comments, addressing the project team from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC). All comments were transcribed and recorded into the project’s public record. The project team will respond in writing to all comments at a later date.

Anyone who was unable to attend the hearings can view the presentation here or listen to it here.

Open House Meetings Offer Update on Project Status

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) held open house-style project update meetings for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor (BSBC) Project in August 2023. More than 275 residents attended the two gatherings, held at the Radisson Hotel in Covington and Longworth Hall in Cincinnati.

Attendees browsed exhibits, reviewed project information, and had the opportunity to talk one-on-one with the project team.

The open house meetings also provided visitors with an update on the project’s environmental assessment. Environmental approval for the project was issued in 2012. Since 2018, regulations have changed and refinements to the project’s design have been made. As a result, in 2022 KYTC and ODOT agreed with the Federal Highway Administration to prepare an enhanced re- evaluation known as a Supplemental Environmental Assessment. Publication of this updated assessment is expected to be available for public review in late 2023, and public hearings will be conducted in Kentucky and Ohio at that time. The Federal Highway Administration’s final decision on the supplemental environmental assessment is expected to be announced early next year.

The open houses were a part of ODOT and KYTC’s continuing efforts to work with community members to assure their voices are heard and their needs are addressed in the project plan. Anyone who was unable to attend can view a narrated presentation here.

View the open house meetings summary.

Neighborhood Outreach Meetings

To more thoroughly engage communities within the project area, KYTC and ODOT held neighborhood meetings specifically for those residents. These events featured a presentation by the project team and allowed residents to browse exhibits, ask questions, take a survey, and offer feedback one-on-one with the project team.