Ohio 4 road configuration designed to aid Hamilton business expansion [Video]

HAMILTON, Ohio — The reconstruction of a busy intersection in Lindenwald at Dixie Highway has received additional funding that will help pay for the project when it begins next year.

A $350,000 Butler County TID grant was given to the city for the $4.75 million reconstruction project involving the intersection of Belle Avenue, Dixie Highway and South Erie Boulevard (Ohio 4).

“The funding came from a mid-year offering and Hamilton was the only community within the TID that was able to develop a project quick enough that would be eligible for that money,” said Allen Messer, director of Engineering.

The intersection reconstruction project is being done in conjunction with Darana Hybrid’s expansion, which will see the manufacturer construct a new 100,000-square-foot building on Belle Avenue to provide space for the company’s three divisions. Our media partners at Journal-News reported in January that this expansion would create 55 new jobs, eventually …