Governor Mike DeWine (R) (above) recently signed House Bill 54, Ohio’s two-year $11 billion transportation budget, into law; a budget that goes into effect on July 1.
[Above photo via the Ohio Governor’s Office]
“Transportation is vital to our state’s economy. It connects Ohioans to jobs, education, healthcare, and entertainment,” the governor noted in a statement. “This budget reaffirms our commitment to providing our great state with a transportation system that is safe, reliable, and prepared for the future.”
Gov. DeWine noted that this budget allows the Ohio Department of Transportation and local governments to maintain a safe highway network and pursue programs at their current funding levels over the next two years.
The governor’s office added that more than 90 percent of Ohio DOT’s budget funding from this bill will be spent on maintenance, preservation, and improvements to existing roads, bridges, culverts, signals, signs, lights, and all other critical components of the state’s roadway system – including snow and ice operations.
[Editor’s note: The Ohio DOT’s Transportation Review Advisory Council recently approved the draft of a statewide construction list that includes $295.2 million to fund eight new infrastructure projects, $9.1 million in development funding for three new projects, and $15 million for additional project development for another three projects.]
The governor’s biennium budget also increases funding for Ohio DOT’s Highway Safety Improvement Program from $185 million to $191 million in fiscal years 2026 and 2027, an additional $150 million allocated to study and construct truck parking lots on state-owned land across Ohio.
The budget also supports Ohio DOT’s work to create its new Division of Advanced Air Mobility, which will be co-located at the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence in Springfield with the agency’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Center.
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