CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Money for a second Inner Belt Bridge may not be available for 11 more years, throwing into question how traffic will flow through downtown Cleveland's most important artery beyond 2013.

ODOT Director Jerry Wray said Monday the state doesn't have the money to meet growing, unrealistic demand for dozens of big-ticket road and bridge projects across the state.

That means many of the projects -- the second Inner Belt Bridge included -- must be pushed out years beyond their original construction dates.

Funding for phases of those projects will be detailed in a draft list released today by an advisory council to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Local officials will "likely be a little bit shocked at it,'' Wray said, "but it's an honest list based on money we have.''

Wray's news on the second bridge drew alarmed responses from local leaders.

"It's another broken promise from the state of Ohio to Northeast Ohio," said Ohio Rep. Bill Patmon, whose district includes the Inner Belt Bridge. "And it flies in the face of most of the rhetoric that says we're going to build our infrastructure to a viable condition. It's difficult to do that when your transportation is handicapped."

A spokeswoman for Mayor Frank Jackson said he would comment after reviewing the draft list.

"We are disappointed that this information was not shared with the administration prior to be being shared with the media," spokeswoman Andrea Taylor said.

Delaying the second Inner Belt bridge could result in several scenarios.

It could mean continued use of the existing Inner Belt Bridge, which underwent $10 million dollars in repairs in recent years and is three years beyond its designed lifespan. The bridge carries about 120,000 cars daily on Interstate 90 and has a construction similar to the Interstate 35 bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis in 2008.

It could also mean a much longer, two-way use of the new Inner Belt Bridge, under construction now and scheduled to open in 2013.

ODOT's original plan called for the new span to handle traffic in both directions -- four lanes westbound, and two lanes eastbound -- until 2016, when the second new bridge was to open.

At that point, the second new bridge would handle eastbound traffic and the first bridge would bear westbound traffic.

Patmon said using the first new bridge for two-way traffic beyond 2013 will be a big problem for those headed eastbound, because they'll have only two lanes.

"Two lanes is not enough," Patmon said. "It cuts the opportunity and viability of our downtown businesses on how they feed their truck traffic to other businesses and locations."

State. Sen. Shirley Smith, whose district includes the Inner Belt Bridge, said she's concerned two-way use of the new bridge could go well beyond the three years originally planned.

"Has it been built for that extra wear and tear?" she asked Monday.

Wray indicated the existing Inner Belt Bridge could be used beyond 2013, but only if it was deemed safe.

He referred questions about traffic flow over the bridges to officials at ODOT's Cleveland-area office. The office was closed Monday for the holiday and officials, including district head Myron Pakush, could not be reached.

In October, Pakush said he would be surprised if the advisory council didn't approve money for the scheduled 2014 demolition of the existing bridge over the Cuyahoga River and its $320 million replacement.

The draft list released today will show that money for building the new bridge wouldn't be available until 2023, Wray said.

The list details how the state will divvy up about $400 million over the next four years, and how funding for major projects would roll out after that.

For years, the state has "over-programmed" for the money available, Wray said. Project commitments total $3.3 billion through 2017, but only $1.6 billion in revenues is projected for construction, he said.

Meanwhile, revenue from federal and state gas taxes has remained flat, while the costs of maintenance and construction have inflated, he said.

He expects disappointment not only in Cleveland but across the state with the draft list.

The West Shoreway project also doesn't fare well. It is not on the funding list, Wray said, despite a concerted appeal from the city of Cleveland for another $21 million.

The effort to convert the West Shoreway to a boulevard has received $50 million, an amount many believed in 2004 would cover most of the project.

But most of that will go to upgrading two pedestrian tunnels and building an underpass at West 73rd Street.

City officials have criticized ODOT for mismanaging the project.

Wray said Monday ODOT will do whatever it can to help the city find money elsewhere for the West Shoreway project.

The shortfall of funding for Cleveland projects has Patmon and others wondering if ODOT is biased against the city.

ODOT spokesman Steve Faulkner said there's no politics at play.

"What the director talked about was taking the politics out of the process," Faulkner said. "That's what is being done. It's a realistic, honest assessment for the money available."

The advisory council is scheduled to adopt the draft list Jan. 31 and finalize it in the spring, after public comment.