I-70 will be reduced to two or three lanes in each direction between the I-70/I-71 Split and Hamilton Road on Thursday (7/29) from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. for pavement marking. This will be a moving operation using one lane at a time. (ODOT)

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Beginning Monday (7/26), Rich Street will be closed between Ludlow Street and Second Street for reconstruction and improvements. This closure will be in place until late October, weather permitting. (City of Columbus)

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The following Streets in downtown Columbus are being resurfaced :

• Front Street between Spring Street and Broad Street
• Marconi Boulevard from Broad Street to Spring Street
• Fourth Street from Broad Street to the I-670 ramp
• Long Street from Fourth Street to Marconi Boulevard
• Spring Street from High Street to Hocking Street

The work is being done mostly at night, although some work may take place during off peak daytime hours. Motorists should drive with extra care in these areas and watch for crews or lane restrictions. The milling, paving and restriping of these streets is expected to be completed by August 6, weather permitting. (City of Columbus)

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Beginning Tuesday (7/6), Livingston Avenue will be restricted to one lane in each direction from 9th Street to South Ohio Avenue. Additionally, Parsons Avenue will be restricted to one lane in each direction between Mooberry Street and Jackson Street.

Motorists should also expect various closures of side streets and turning restrictions, including no left turns from Livingston Avenue to Parsons Avenue. Access to businesses and homes will be maintained. Pedestrian traffic will also be maintained but with some restrictions. COTA bus stops in the project area will change as the project progresses. Bus riders should check with COTA for bus stop information. These restrictions will last until December of 2010, weather permitting.

This project is expected to be completed October of 2011, weather permitting. This City of Columbus project includes:

• Full-depth pavement replacement and widening
• Construction of left-turn lanes
• Installation of traffic medians and updated signals
• Improved street lighting and utility relocation
• Sidewalk widening (from 4’ to 8’) and ADA-compliant curb ramps

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Share the Road!

The City of Columbus and Ohio Department of Transportation will begin to install 188 bicycle sharrow pavement markings on North High Street between Nationwide Boulevard and Morse Road beginning Monday, June 21. The sharrows, combined with 54 Share the Road signs installed along the same stretch of High Street in the fall of 2009, are part of the City’s Share The Road campaign reminding cyclists and motorists that they, by law, must share the road legally and safely.

Share The Road is built around the four E’s: Education; Encouragement, Engineering; and Enforcement. It’s the latest step in the City’s Bicentennial Bikeways Plan that calls for an additional 31 miles of off-street trails and 58 miles of on-street bike lanes and routes. The city currently has 87 miles of bike routes and trails.

Sharrow installation, except for the portion of High Street between Lane and 12th Avenues, will be completed by June 29, weather permitting. Sharrows between Lane and 12th Avenues will be installed after completion of a resurfacing project schedule for this August on that stretch of High Street. (City of Columbus)

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Beat the Barrel

Please click on the map to view a larger version.

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There will be various lane restrictions at the intersection of Vine Street and Neil Avenue starting on Wednesday (6/2). Crews will be installing utilities through late September, weather permitting. Motorists should use caution and expect delays. (City of Columbus)

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On Friday (4/23), southbound Front Street will be closed at Town Street. Traffic on southbound Front Street should turn west on Town Street to south on Civic Center Drive to east on Main Street to north on Front Street to access the Lazarus Garage Parking entrance on Front Street. This restriction will be in place through about August 2010, weather permitting. (City of Columbus)

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2010 Glovebox Guide Available

Click here to download Paving the Way’s 2010 Glovebox Guide, an overview of this year’s big construction projects with some important tips on work-zone safety and coping with congestion.

If you need paper copies for yourself, your church, business, workplace or organization, please email us. We can provide any quantity you need. Additionally, paper copies of the guide can be found at central Ohio libraries beginning next week.

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There are various closures on Naghten Street between Fifth Street and Cleveland Avenue for storm-sewer improvements. Closures on Naghten Street will take place until late September. The entire project is scheduled for completion in summer 2011.

(City of Columbus)

View Naghten Street Storm Sewer Project in a larger map

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Rich Street Bridge Project Information

Click the image above for the Rich Street Bridge Project Fact Sheet

Project Updates:

The Town Street Bridge over the Scioto River was demolished in June 2009. Vehicles and pedestrians can use Belle Street to Broad Street as an alternate. Motorists can access S.R. 315 by taking Broad Street to Belle Street to Town Street. Additionally, Vine Street/Goodale can be used for alternate access to S.R. 315 north Spring Street /Dublin Road can be used for alternate access to S.R. 315 South. The new Rich Street bridge will replace the Town Street Bridge. The bridge will be built on a new alignment to connect Rich Street on the east to Town Street on the west side of the Scioto River.

A pavement and sewer line project will begin Monday (3/8) on Second Street near Rich Street in Downtown Columbus as part of the Rich Street Bridge Project. The following closures and restrictions will be in place:

• Southbound Second Street will be reduced to one lane between Rich and Mound streets;
• Eastbound Main Street will be reduced to one lane between Second Street and Front Street;
• Cherry Street will close at Second Street;
• Noble Street will close between Jewett Street and Second Street;
• Westbound Rich Street will be reduced to one lane between Front Street and Second Street.

This traffic pattern will remain in effect through August 1. (ODOT)

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Washington Boulevard is closed to traffic between Main Street/Rich Street and West Town Street to serve as a staging area for the construction of the new Main Street Bridge over the Scioto River. The existing Main Street Bridge was closed in 2002 to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Motorists wishing to access West Town Street from Rich Street should use Belle Street as a detour. Main Street is also affected on the east side of the river. Only one lane of traffic is maintained on Main Street between Civic Center Drive and Second Street. Rich Street is reduced to one lane between Lucas and Belle streets. The bridge is scheduled for completion in summer 2010. ( ODOT)

Click on the link below for Main Street Bridge webcam:

http://mainstreetbridge.bounceme.net/

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Front Street’s conversion to two-way traffic is now extended from West Broad Street to Rich Street as part of the RiverSouth Project. Front Street between West Broad and Town streets was converted to two-way traffic in August 2009.

Front Street will be converted to two-way traffic up to Mound Street by the end of 2011. Front Street improvements with the two-way conversion include upgraded sidewalks, streetlights, storm sewers and water lines. Expect various lane restrictions, pedestrian restrictions, and side street closures on Front Street as work continues through 2011. (City of Columbus)

For information on the RiverSouth project, please click on the link below:

http://www.cityofcolumbus.gov

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To see the latest information on ODOT's I-70/I-71 Split Study including possible future construction ideas, please click on the link below:

http:// www2.dot.state.oh.us/7071study/

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