Can Route 161 at Mink Street handle Intel development?
The Route 161 corridor from Columbus to Licking County sees roughly 40,000 cars per day. Development is expected to swell traffic, requiring upgrades.
Doral Chenoweth, The Columbus Dispatch
Members of the media and other visitors started setting up at the crack of dawn Friday in anticipation of President Biden’s visit to New Albany for the official groundbreaking of Intel’s semiconductor factories.
Biden was scheduled to arrive on the site around 10:45 a.m. to kick off Intel’s $20 billion project, the biggest economic development project in the state’s history.
The president was expected to be joined by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and other executives, along with a host of politicians including Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.
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Hundreds of chairs and a makeshift stage were set up Friday on the site, at the southwest corner of Green Chapel Road and Mink Street, where Intel began groundwork a few months ago for the factories.
Officials cautioned Thursday that Biden’s visit was likely to delay ground and air transportation. Air Force One was expected to land at and depart from John Glenn Columbus International Airport this morning, delaying flights in and out of the airport.
In addition, highways and roads between the airport and site would be temporarily closed to allow for the president.
About a dozen protestors were at the Duchess convenience store on Beech Road and Rt. 161 early Friday morning for Biden’s visit.
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