/tags/transportation-budget transportation budget en-US Copyright Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:50:00 GMT /2025-04-01/dewine-signs-ohios-transportation-budget-at-the-finish-line-all-items-pass-through-without-vetoes Gov. Mike DeWine signed the $11.5 billion two-year transportation budget at the deadline on Monday. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:50:00 GMT /2025-04-01/dewine-signs-ohios-transportation-budget-at-the-finish-line-all-items-pass-through-without-vetoes Karen Kasler /2025-02-27/two-year-transportation-budget-to-fund-road-construction-projects-passes-ohio-house-unanimously At around $11.5 billion, Ohio's biennial transportation budget would primarily fund state highway, route and bridge construction projects. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 07:05:54 GMT /2025-02-27/two-year-transportation-budget-to-fund-road-construction-projects-passes-ohio-house-unanimously Karen Kasler, Sarah Donaldson /2025-02-23/voter-registration-and-passenger-rail-provisions-added-to-ohio-transportation-budget The latest version of House Bill 54, the biennial transportation budget, has Ohio rejoining the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission at $25,000 a year. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:57:57 GMT /2025-02-23/voter-registration-and-passenger-rail-provisions-added-to-ohio-transportation-budget Sarah Donaldson /2023-04-03/dewine-signs-13-5-billion-ohio-transportation-budget-with-no-vetoes But Gov. Mike DeWine admitted in signing the two-year transportation budget that he had some concerns about one item added by the Republican chair of the committee that heard the bill. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 04:17:23 GMT /2023-04-03/dewine-signs-13-5-billion-ohio-transportation-budget-with-no-vetoes Karen Kasler /2023-03-30/one-more-stop-for-ohios-13-5-billion-transportation-budget-before-this-weekends-deadline The House and Senate nearly unanimously voted to approve the two-year transportation budget, after a conference committee worked out differences that could have slowed down its progress. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:02:01 GMT /2023-03-30/one-more-stop-for-ohios-13-5-billion-transportation-budget-before-this-weekends-deadline Karen Kasler /2023-03-24/ohios-transportation-budget-bill-hits-a-bump-in-the-road Now it's up to a conference committee to smooth out the differences between the Ohio House and Senate, with the deadline a week away. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:51:21 GMT /2023-03-24/ohios-transportation-budget-bill-hits-a-bump-in-the-road Jo Ingles /2023-03-17/senate-transportation-budget-changes-would-boost-speed-limits-cut-rural-ohio-highway-fund Senators still must vote on the transportation budget, which includes rail safety measures and a change to traffic camera programs along with increased speed limits and the elimination of the rural highway program. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:20:58 GMT /2023-03-17/senate-transportation-budget-changes-would-boost-speed-limits-cut-rural-ohio-highway-fund Karen Kasler /2023-02-28/3-7-billion-transportation-budget-on-the-move-in-ohios-legislature The transportation budget got the green light from a House committee, so it's now on track to go before a vote by the full Ohio House soon. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:02:37 GMT /2023-02-28/3-7-billion-transportation-budget-on-the-move-in-ohios-legislature Jo Ingles /wksu-stories/2021-03-31/ohio-transportation-budget-with-bump-in-mass-transit-funding-awaits-dewines-signature Public transit is getting $70 million per year, a significant increase from the amount earmarked in the original proposal. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:47:39 GMT /wksu-stories/2021-03-31/ohio-transportation-budget-with-bump-in-mass-transit-funding-awaits-dewines-signature Connor Steffen /politics/2021-03-26/ohio-lawmakers-boost-funding-for-public-transit-in-final-transportation-budget With the March 31 deadline looming, lawmakers in the Ohio House and Senate passed the $8 billion transportation budget that boosts funding for public transportation. Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:10:55 GMT /politics/2021-03-26/ohio-lawmakers-boost-funding-for-public-transit-in-final-transportation-budget Karen Kasler