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Columbus is continuing an aggressive resurfacing program. See below for streets to be paved between now and November as well as some to be paved beginning in March or April 2011. Please watch for crews who will be paving and installing accessible curb ramps. Other municpalities and jurisdictions in central Ohio are conducting resurfacing programs as well.
Crews will post No-Parking signs three days before paving operations begin. Cars parked in the way on the days indicated by the signs may be impounded or towed to the next street.
Paving basically takes place in two phases: milling and filling. Milling operations scrape off and save old pavement for recycling, leaving a rough but drivable surface. Drivers, pedestrians and cyclists should be cautious when navigating milled streets; the pavement may be uneven and casements such as manholes will be higher than normal.
The filling or paving phase usually takes place 2 to 9 days after the milling. Depending on circumstances, one or two courses of new pavement may be placed. Temporary pavement markings are sometimes placed before permanent striping is put down.
RESURFACING 2010 - PROJECT 4
Project schedule: August 2010 November 2010, weather permitting
7 City Streets:
Cleveland Avenue, between Genessee Avenue and Oakland Park Avenue
Gender Road, between 58 feet south of Winchester Pike (at City limit) and Brice Road
Hamilton Road, between East Dublin-Granville Road and one-half mile north of East
Dublin-Granville Road
Hamilton Road, between Morse Road and East Dublin-Granville Road
Lehman Road, between Gender Road and bridge over Georges Creek
Livingston Avenue, between Castlegate Road and Brookway Avenue
Second Avenue, between 4th Street and 378 feet east of Washington Avenue
Work to be done to improve the above streets will include:
Milling the existing pavement
Overlaying with new asphalt concrete
Constructing 260 ADA curb ramps along the seven streets
Replacing curb and sidewalk associated with installing ADA wheelchair ramps
Where warranted, the plans also call for areas of partial depth pavement repair
RESURFACING 2010 - PROJECT 5
Project schedule: August 2010 End of June 2011 weather permitting
The end of construction season as winter weather begins in November will require some of the listed streets to be resurfaced in the spring of 2011
36 City Streets:
17th Street between Livingston Avenue and Columbus Street
22nd Street, between East Broad Street and East Long Street
22nd Street, between East Long Street and Mt. Vernon Avenue
Carpenter Street, between Sycamore Street and Livingston Avenue
Chatfield Park, between Stratford Way (at sign) and Maryland Avenue
Chesterfield Road, between Main Street and Sherwood Road
Dundee Avenue, between Elaine Road and Hamilton Road
Eakin Road, between Brinker Avenue and Wayne Avenue
Elm Street, between Pearl Street and Fourth Street
Greenway Avenue, between N. Stratford Way (at sign) and Nelson Road
Heyl Avenue, between Reinhard Avenue and Livingston Avenue
Hickory Street, between Pearl Street and Fourth Street
Lafayette Street, between Pearl Street and Fourth Street
Lazelle Street, between East Broad Street and Lynn Street
Lazelle Street, between Lynn Street and Chestnut Street
Ludlow Street, between Locust Street and Nationwide Blvd.
Lynn Street, between Front Street and Wall Street
Lynn Street, between Third Street and Fourth Street
McNaughten Road, between Livingston Avenue and East Main Street
McNaughten Road, between East Main Street and East Broad Street
Milton Street, between Gay Street and East Long Street
Mound Street, between James Road and S. Hampton Road
Normandy Avenue, between Gay Street and Long Street
Pearl Street, between Hickory Street and Locust Street
S Hampton Road between Livingston Avenue and East Main Street
Sixth Street, between Mt. Vernon Avenue and Buckingham Street
Stone Avenue, between 18th Street and Gilbert Street
Stratford Way, between Chatfield Park (at sign) and Greenway Ave North (at sign)
Sullivant Avenue, between 619 feet east of Norton Road and west end of bridge over I-270
Sullivant Avenue, between east end of bridge over I-270 and Georgesville Road
Whittier Street, between Fairwood Avenue and Rhodes Avenue
Whittier Street, between Seymour Avenue and Fairwood Avenue
Winslow Drive, between Alum Creek Drive and 111 feet east of the dead end of the street to the west
Young Street, between East Broad Street and East Gay Street
Young Street, between East Long Street and Spring Street
Young Street, between Spring Street and Mckee Alley
Work to be done to improve the above streets will include:
Milling the existing pavement
Overlaying with new asphalt concrete
Constructing 335 ADA curb ramps along the 36 streets
Replacing curb and sidewalk associated with installing ADA wheelchair ramps
Where warranted, the plans also call for areas of partial depth pavement repair
(Columbus)
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The Main Street Bridge is now open to one lane of motor-vehicle traffic, eastbound only. The bridge is also open to two-way bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The bridge is expected to open to two-way motor traffic in 2011 when the RiverSouth Project is completed. (Columbus)
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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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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 Citys 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 Es: Education; Encouragement, Engineering; and Enforcement. Its the latest step in the Citys 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
Construction on SR 315 between North Broadway and I-670 is now in its second and final year.
This year, crews are making improvements to the roadway surface of SR 315 south and eight bridges.
Both directions of traffic are using SR 315 north, which was improved last year when construction began on phase one of the project.
SR 315 Update Sunday (8/15):
All three lanes of SR 315 south will open including all entrance and exit ramps by Monday August 23, 2010, more than a week ahead of schedule. Good weather coupled with the contractors aggressive work schedule led to the early completion.
Switching traffic to the new SR 315 south will begin Saturday, August 21 at 8 p.m. By Monday at 5 a.m., all three lanes of SR 315 south will be open as well as all southbound entrance and exit ramps.
All three lanes of SR 315 north including all entrance and exit ramps will be open by noon September 10. Final paving on SR 315 north still needs to be completed.
According to the ODOT contract, Complete General Construction has until next year to remove the barrier wall and put the final pavement surface on both directions of SR 315, but ODOT and the contractor worked out an agreement so the final pavement work can occur on all north and southbound lanes of SR 315 this year instead of next.
When SR 315 south opens on August 23, the speed limit will resume to 65 mph, but until September 10, the speed on SR 315 north will remain 45 mph since travel will be restricted to two lanes, and the ramps at Goodale, I-670, Lane and Olentangy River Road to SR 315 north will still be closed.
On September 2, the first Ohio State University football game, the contractor will not be able to work on any travel lanes on SR 315 after 12 noon, except behind the barrier wall. The contractor has also agreed not to bring any heavy truck traffic into the work zone after noon. ODOT, the city, law enforcement and the university have all worked together to make sure ramps are accessible to move fans in and out of the stadium safely on the September 2. (ODOT)
The following ramps are CLOSED :
Ramps to northbound S.R. 315
I-670 east to northbound S.R. 315
Goodale Boulevard to northbound S.R. 315
Olentangy River Road to northbound S.R. 315
Lane Avenue to northbound S.R. 315
The following ramps will remain OPEN :
Northbound S.R. 315 exit ramps
S.R. 315 north to Goodale Boulevard
S.R. 315 north to Medical Center Drive
S.R. 315 north to Ackerman Road
S.R. 315 north to North Broadway
Southbound S.R. 315 exit ramps
S.R. 315 south to Ackerman Road
S.R. 315 south to Kinnear Road
S.R. 315 south to Goodale Boulevard
Open entrance ramps to S.R. 315
Goodale Boulevard (Olentangy River Road) to S.R. 315 south
I-670 west to S.R. 315 north
Ackerman Road to S.R. 315 north
For updates, check back here or visit ODOT's excellent
S.R. 315 Project site.
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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 November 2010, weather permitting. (City of Columbus)
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2010 Glovebox Guide Available
Click here to download Paving the Ways 2010 Glovebox Guide, an overview of this years 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 November. 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 now open to eastboun motor-vehicle traffic and two-way bicycle and pedestrian traffic. ( ODOT)
Click on the link below for Main Street Bridge webcam:
http://mainstreetbridge.bounceme.net/
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Front Streets 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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