Buckeye hills 2050 lrtp update

The Federal Highway Administration awarded Ohio Department of Transportation a $300,000 formula grant on June 11, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to develop the Buckeye Hills 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Update. This planning initiative will establish a comprehensive framework for implementing transportation improvements across the Buckeye Hills Regional Council planning boundary through 2050. The project will be completed by July 1, 2029, and represents a critical transportation planning activity eligible under CFDA 20.205, which authorizes federal-aid highway funds for planning, preliminary engineering services, and related transportation planning activities in coordination with state and regional planning authorities.

The Buckeye Hills Hocking Valley Region, an eight-county regional council of governments serving Southeast Ohio (doing business as Area Agency On Aging), was designated as sub-grantee on September 10, 2025, to support statewide and regional planning activities associated with the LRTP update. This sub-award reflects the collaborative approach typical of Highway Planning and Construction program implementation, wherein state departments of transportation work with local and regional planning entities to develop long-range transportation strategies that address diverse infrastructure priorities across multi-county service areas.

Project description

Update of the buckeye hills regional long-range transportation plan to provide a framework for the implementation of transportation improvements within the planning boundary of the bhrc region through the target year of 2050.