Columbus-Pittsburgh Corridor is only 47 miles away from completion

The Columbus-Pittsburgh Corridor Association (CPCA) took to Washington, D.C. recently, seeking federal funding to finish what has been started.

For those unacquainted, the CPCA is a 160-mile four-lane highway that would connect Columbus to Pittsburgh. The project intends to provide a freight commerce corridor while also boosting tourism and supporting growing businesses in the area.

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The corridor starts at I-270/SR 161 on the northeast side of Columbus, follows SR 161/SR 16 through New Albany and Newark to Coshocton, continues on US 36 from Coshocton to Dennison, along US 250 to US 22 at Cadiz, and continues along US 22 to Pittsburgh, reports Columbus Dispatch.

Seventy percent of the project is complete, but funding is needed to conduct a study on the area in the remaining 30 percent in Muskingum County, Coshocton County, Tuscarawas County, and Harrison County. 

The CPCA will meet next on Aug. 27 at 10 a.m. on the campus of the Central Ohio Technical College in Coshocton.

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