Ohio voters approved continuing to fund the state’s major infrastructure projects through a $2.5 billion bond issue on the primary election ballot Tuesday.

The OMA-supported constitutional amendment will allow Ohio to issue bonds to help local governments pay for infrastructure projects, including roads and bridges, via the State Capital Improvement Program.

The program will fund $2.5 billion over 10 years without raising Ohioans’ taxes, though state taxes would be used to pay down the bonds over a 30-year period.

The bond program was first instituted in 1987, with voters approving it three times since – in 1995, 2005, and 2014. 5/7/2025