The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure may craft new surface transportation authorization legislation to replace the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act:  A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (P.L. 109-59), which expired on September 30, 2009.

This legislation will transform our surface transportation programs by strengthening the current Federal-state-local partnership, ensuring that programs meet specific performance-based metrics, and providing for greater transparency and accountability for Federal, state, and local transportation decision-making. 

To ensure that the transportation needs of communities are represented, a small percentage of the overall investment of the authorization bill will be available for Member-designated, High Priority Projects (HPPs).   HPPs are projects that are critical to our district, but may not otherwise be funded.  The new authorization will include a strong focus on performance and accountability for all projects and policies, and these same high standards will be applied for the HPP submission and selection process.

Project: Bus replacement for Central Ohio Transit Authority
Requestor: Transit Agency - Central Ohio Transit Authority
60 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Amount: $24,000,000
Description: This project is for bus replacement for Central Ohio Transit Authority to purchase public transit passenger vehicles that operate using electric, hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or other alternative fuel systems.

Project: CR67-Streng Road Bridge
Requestor: Union County Engineer via the Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Amount: $550,000
Description: This project is for the CR67-Streng Road Bridge-the proposed bridge project (Streng Rd. bridge over Big Darby Creek) will involve the engineering design, analysis, structural rehabilitation, and preservation of a historically significant truss spanning a National Scenic River.

Project: Dedicated bikeway improvements
Requestor: City of Columbus via the Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Amount: $9,800,000
Description: This project is to construct dedicated bikeway improvements on the west and northwest side of Columbus, Ohio.

Project: National University Transportation Centers
Requestor: The Ohio State University via the Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Amount: $15,000,000
Description: This project is for National University Transportation Centers, Eligible Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education; The Ohio State University

Project: Preliminary Engineering for North Corridor Transit Project
Requestor: Transit Agency - Central Ohio Transit Authority
60 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Amount: $8,000,000
Description: This project is preliminary engineering for the North Corridor Transit Project in Franklin County, Ohio.

Project: State Route 29 improvements
Requestor: Village of West Jefferson via the Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Amount: $3,000,000
Description: This project is to develop and construct interchange, intersection and lane improvements to State Route 29 from I70 to US40 in West Jefferson, Ohio.

Project: Stelzer Road improvements
Requestor: City of Columbus via the Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Amount: $20,000,000
Description: This project is to plan, design, engineer, conduct environmental review, acquire right-of-way and construct improvements on Stelzer Road and International Gateway in Columbus, Ohio.

Project: Thomas Lane improvements
Requestor: OhioHealth via the Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Amount: $2,125,000
Description: This project is to design and construct improvements along Thomas Lane, adjacent to Riverside Methodist Hospital and Olentangy River Road in Columbus, Ohio including additional traffic lanes, sidewalks, landscaping, street lighting, ADA accessibility and crosswalks.

Project: US33/US36/SR4/SR31 Interchange improvements
Requestor: City of Marysville via the Ohio Department of Transportation
1980 West Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Amount: $5,050,000
Description: This project would include (but not be limited) to all planning, design, right-of-way acquisition, construction and construction services for the improvements to the interchange.