Auburn Avenue Improvements
Auburn Avenue • Aerial view from Gilman Avenue to Dorchester Avenue
Auburn Avenue • Aerial view of five-way intersection at Dorchester and Sycamore Street
Auburn Avenue • Looking north adjacent to William Howard Taft Historic Site on the right and The Christ Hospital on the left
Phase 2 of a project to continue improvements along Auburn Avenue has been completed. It took place in 2022 and 2023 at Gilman Avenue south to the intersection of Dorchester Avenue and Sycamore Street adjacent to The Christ Hospital and William Howard Taft National Historic Site in Mt. Auburn.
This phase of improvements included widening and realigning Auburn between Gilman and Dorchester and reconfiguring the three-way intersection of Auburn, Dorchester and Sycamore. Crews widened Auburn to five lanes, created an additional southbound lane and a turn lane. Sidewalks were replaced on both sides of the street along with new curbs and signage.
The contractor was Cincinnati-based Prus Construction.
The first phase of improvements along Auburn Avenue was completed in 2020 between William Howard Taft Road south to Gilman and included intersection upgrades at E. McMillan Street.
See engineer's drawings below. Click on the image to see a larger version of the file.
The existing "five-way" intersection of Auburn Avenue, Dorchester Avenue and Sycamore Street was relocated approximately 75 feet to the northeast and reconfigured into a curved three-way intersection. Sycamore Street was extended to meet Auburn and Dorchester, which remains in their respective, existing locations.
The project extends from Gilman Avenue south to Dorchester Avenue adjacent to Hopkins Park at the intersection of Auburn, Dorchester and Sycamore Street.
The majority of the $5.6 million project was funded by federal and state grants:
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) via the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI)
- State Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC)
- City of Cincinnati