A county engineer hopes to win federal funds to finish the long-delayed extension of Rt. 30, a northeast Ohio highway, by putting a particular local label on the project.
U.S. Route 30 could be Ohio鈥檚 third east-west superhighway--but for the 37 miles east of Canton that was never improved to four lanes.
For decades, Ohio鈥檚 Department of Transportation has been unable to find money to complete the work. Now, Bert Dawson hopes to move forward by applying for federal funding as an .
We鈥檙e in the Appalachia area. The new president won that area quite handily. So, we think that we may be in a better seat to push the thing. You know, if the applicants were counties located in the Appalachian region that might resonate better than just the State of Ohio.鈥�
Dawson says that although funding for Appalachia was not in the president鈥檚 first proposed budget, the congressional delegations of the region, including both of Ohio鈥檚 senators, are trying to get it restored.
