N EW O HIO R IVER B RIDGE JEF-Wellsburg Bridge – PID#79353 New Ohio River Bridge Steubenville Weirton Map Data © 2015 Google Steubenville, OH - Weirton, WV Metropolitan Area 1 East Liverpool (US30) to Steubenville (US22) – 25 miles Steubenville (US22) to New Bridge – 9 miles New Bridge to Wheeling (IR70) – 15 miles East Liverpool

PROJECT STUDY AREA Steubenville, OH - Weirton, WV Metropolitan Area N EW O HIO R IVER B RIDGE JEF-Wellsburg Bridge – PID#79353 Fort Steuben Bridge Demolished 2012 Market St Bridge 5 Ton Load Limit US 22 Veterans Memorial Bridge Opened to Traffic 1990 New Ohio River Bridge Study Area 2

REGIONAL PRIORITIES P RIORITY #1 – Construct a New Ohio River Bridge South of Wellsburg, WV to Brilliant, Wells Twp, Jefferson County, OH - Proposed Project Sale Date – Spring 2016 (Design/Build/Finance) P RIORITY #2 – Construct Capacity Improvements at the University/SR 7 Intersection and Related Ohio Access Approaches to the Veterans Memorial Bridge - Project Sale Date – October 2015 Steubenville, OH - Weirton, WV Metropolitan Area N EW O HIO R IVER B RIDGE JEF-Wellsburg Bridge – PID#

BHJ B RIDGE S YSTEM S TUDY R EPORT Initiated in October Completed September 2003 KEY ISSUES 1.Ft Steuben Bridge Demolished Market St Bridge renovated in 2010 to extend the life by 7-10 years, but even with the renovation it has a 5-ton weight limit 3.Having only one regional Ohio River crossing creates major safety, emergency, and economic issues Steubenville, OH - Weirton, WV Metropolitan Area N EW O HIO R IVER B RIDGE JEF-Wellsburg Bridge – PID#

S TRATEGIC T RANSPORTATION S YSTEM (STS) C ONNECTIONS The proposed bridge connects with SR7, an STS Corridor The proposed bridge connects Ohio SR7 with West Virginia SR2 along the Ohio River. Approximately 1 mile south of the proposed bridge in West Virginia is an industrial development site owned by the Northern Panhandle Business Development Corporation (BDC), similar to a port authority in Ohio. Steubenville, OH - Weirton, WV Metropolitan Area N EW O HIO R IVER B RIDGE JEF-Wellsburg Bridge – PID#

N EXT S TEPS ( ) WV Funding Plan Adopted by TIP Amendment September 2015 Finalize State Line Construction Agreement Complete 30 Percent Design Plans Initiate Right of Way Acquisition Project Sale for Construction Steubenville, OH - Weirton, WV Metropolitan Area N EW O HIO R IVER B RIDGE JEF-Wellsburg Bridge – PID#

Steubenville, OH - Weirton, WV Metropolitan Area N EW O HIO R IVER B RIDGE JEF-Wellsburg Bridge – PID# Project Development Schedule PhaseCompletion Date Planning StudyMay 1, 2003 Environmental / NEPA ApprovalNovember 18, 2013 Preliminary Engineering StudiesNovember 1, 2015 Detailed Design / Construction AwardDesign / Build - Spring 2016 Right-of-way AcquisitionJuly 1, 2016 Utility RelocationDecember 1, 2016

Steubenville, OH - Weirton, WV Metropolitan Area N EW O HIO R IVER B RIDGE JEF-Wellsburg Bridge – PID#79353 Project Funding Plan Non TRAC FundingTRAC Funding Project PhaseFYLocalODOT Ohio TurnpikePreviousNewFuture Phase Total Planning Study (PS)$0.15 $0.30 Preliminary Engineering (PE)$0.60 $1.20 Detailed Design (DD)2014$8.00$2.00$10.00 Right-ofway / Utilities (RW)2015$1.50$0.90$2.40 Construction (CO)2016$88.68 $36.77 * $ Funding Source Total$98.93$0.15$0.00$3.50$36.77$ Funding Percentage71.0%0.1%2.5%26.4% 8 ODOT to pay WVDOH ten equal yearly installments of Ohio’s construction share beginning in FY 2017 *