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CAP Highlights

Streets

  • CAP helps systematically improve the condition of Cincinnati’s 940 center-line miles of streets to enhance safety and the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
  • CAP will invest $69 million in roadway infrastructure over the next six years, with 40 percent available in the first two years.
  • Before CAP, the City spent less than $500,000 a year on prevention. Now, the City will invest over $3 million in preventative maintenance.
  • The cost to replace poor roads is significantly more over time than maintaining them in good condition. Between $6 and $14 in reconstruction costs can be avoided or deferred for every $1 in maintenance costs spent.

Benefits to Cincinnati Streets in 2016

  • CAP provides an additional $10.6 million to street rehabilitation and $4 million in new preventative maintenance.

  • CAP re-paves more than 40 additional lane-miles of streets. Combined with the current Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and outside grants, the City will pave over 120 lane-miles.

  • CAP is rehabbing streets is in Avondale, Corryville, Evanston, Kennedy Heights, Madisonville, North Avondale, Northside and Pleasant Ridge.

  • Preventative maintenance will cover 150 lane-miles of City streets in 16 neighborhoods.

Fleet

  • Saves the City’s Operating budget money in maintenance, repair and fuel costs.

  • The City’s fleet includes 2,450 pieces of equipment. In addition to improving service levels by reducing vehicle repairs, deploying modernized vehicles will give employees and residents a fleet they can take pride in.

  • CAP will purchase $40 million worth of vehicles over the next 12 years, with 39 percent available in the first two years.

  • Before CAP, the City spent less than $5 million a year on fleet, placing the City’s fleet in a chronic, out-of-lifecycle condition. The goal is maintain 75 to 80 percent of the fleet in lifecycle.

  • CAP funds will be used in conjunction with other City Capital funds to accelerate vehicle replacement.

Benefits to City of Cincinnati’s Fleet in 2016

  • $6.5 million in CAP fleet spending ($11.3 million total).

  • 74 new CAP purchased vehicles 53 police interceptors; 6 garbage packers; 1 ambulance; 10 snow/dump trucks; 1 fire aerial truck; 2 fire pumpers; 1 heavy rescue truck.