The Cincinnati Enquirer
April 22, 2008
READING - Officials from six suburban communities who had protested the proposed closing of the northbound Galbraith Road exit off Interstate 75 officially thanked Congressman Steve Chabot for his assistance in their so-far successful battle.
Chabot was recognized for his efforts to persuade Ohio Department of Transportation officials to plan a new fly-over northbound exit from I-75, and for securing a $500,000 federal appropriation to help finance its design.
"The more people who can get off the highway into our communities, the better," Reading Mayor Robert "Bo" Bemis said at a news conference in City Council chambers.
The northbound exit ramp is needed by the neighboring communities, added Hamilton County Engineer William Brayshaw, "to keep those businesses in business."
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