Continued investment in Ohio’s infrastructure received a resounding “yes” in Ohio’s May 6th primary election.

Ohio voted with an overwhelming margin of 67.81% to 32.19% in favor of Issue 2. Issue 2 is a Local Public Infrastructure Bond Amendment constitutional amendment that approved the state to issue up to $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds, limited to $250 million per year over 10 years, to assist local governments in funding public infrastructure improvement projects.

Projects under the scope of Issue 2 include roads and bridges, waste water treatment systems, water supply systems, solid waste disposal facilities, and storm water and sanitary collection, storage, and treatment facilities, including real property or interests in real property, facilities and equipment related or incidental thereto, and the cost of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, expansion, improvement, planning and equipping.

The approval of the measure means Ohio can continue to support local public infrastructure projects, many of which are prevailing wage jobs for Ohio Laborers’.

In Ohio, any taxpayer funded projects for new building over $250,000, or for reconstruction over $75,000, is a prevailing wage job. Similarly, any new taxpayer projects involving roadways, bridges, ditches, alleyways and streets over $96,091 or reconstruction or repair over $28,789 is also prevailing wages. These high paying projects offer more opportunities for signatory contractors to win bids and put our members to work.

For more information on the passage of issue 2, visit https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Issue_2, Local_Public_Infrastructure_Bond_Amendment_(May_2025).