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America's GPA: D+
Estimated Investment Needed by 2020:
$3.6 Trillion

Ohio

2010 State Report Card Grade

C-

Ohio Key Facts:

Water and Environment

Dams

  • Ohio’s dam safety program has 14 Full-Time Employees that each oversee an average of 109.6 state regulated dams.
  • Ohio has 427 high hazard dams.
  • 68% of the state regulated dams in Ohio have an Emergency Action Plan.
  • Ohio’s state dam safety program has an annual budget of $1,574,295.

Drinking Water

  • Ohio has reported $12.6 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years.

Hazardous Waste

  • Ohio has 37 sites on the National Priorities List.

Levees

  • Ohio has approximately 176 miles of levees according to the current FEMA Midterm Levee Inventory.

Wastewater

  • Ohio has reported $14.2 billion in wastewater infrastructure needs over the next 20 years.

Transportation

Aviation

  • There are 169 public-use airports in Ohio.

Bridges

  • 2,462 of the 27,045 bridges in Ohio (9.1%) are considered structurally deficient.
  • 4,311 of the 27,045 bridges in Ohio (15.9%) are considered functionally obsolete.
  • Ohio received $150.8 million from the Federal Highway Bridge Fund in FY2011.

Inland Waterways

  • Ohio has 440 miles of inland waterways, ranking it 21st in the nation.

Ports

  • Ohio’s ports handled 90.6 million short tons of cargo in 2009, ranking it 9th in the nation.

Rail

  • Ohio has 35 freight railroads covering 5,303 miles across the state, ranking it 4th by mileage.

Roads

  • Driving on roads in need of repair costs Ohio motorists $1.685 million a year in extra vehicle repairs and operating costs – $212 per motorist.
  • 42% of Ohio’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition.
  • Ohio has 122,973 public road miles.
  • Ohio’s highway vehicle-miles traveled in 2009 was approximately 9,693 per capita, ranking it 33th in the nation.
  • Ohio’s gas tax of 28 cents per gallon has not been increased in 7 years.

Transit

  • Ohio has 103,157 annual unlinked passenger trips via transit systems – motor bus, heavy rail, light rail, and commuter rail.

Public Facilities

Parks and Recreation

  • Ohio has reported an unmet need of $1 billion for its parks system.

Schools

  • Public school districts in Ohio spent a total of $7.7 billion on capital outlays for school construction and acquisition of land and existing structures in fiscal years 2005–2008.
  • It is estimated that Ohio schools have $9.3 billion in infrastructure funding needs.

Energy

  • Ohio produces 1.129 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy every year, ranking it 45th.

News

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  • 05/22/13

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  • Washington State Report Card Released Today!
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  • Senate Passes WRDA
  • 05/15/13

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  • 05/13/13

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  • WRDA on Senate Floor…Call Your Senator Today!
  • 05/08/13

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  • Senate to Take Up Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
  • 05/06/13

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  • Former USDOT Heads Offer Advice While New Appointee Is Named
  • 04/30/13

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  • ASCE Statement on the Nomination of Mayor Anthony Foxx for Transportation Secretary
  • 04/29/13

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