Explanation
1.BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into various agreements with the City of Dublin (Dublin) for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hard Road Phase A project, and to accept deposits from Dublin for, but not limited to, right of way acquisition and construction, execute agreement modifications, and return any unused balance to Dublin upon completion of the acquisition of right away and construction.
The City of Columbus (Columbus) and Dublin each have designed separate projects in adjacent areas of Hard Road near Sawmill Road. The construction of these two projects will be combined into one bid package and sold and administered by Columbus.
The Columbus project involves widening 1.2 miles of Hard Road to five lanes from Sawmill Road to Smoky Row Road. The improvements shall include, but not limited to, curb and gutter, sidewalks, provisions for bicycle traffic, traffic signals, street lighting, regulatory road signage, pavement markings, storm drainage, utility location and any necessary relocation, and landscaping.
The Dublin project involves reconstructing the intersection at Hard Road and Sawmill Road to provide additional right turn lanes and modification to the traffic signal. As some of this work is within the Columbus corporation limit and requires right of way acquisition on the northeast and southeast corners, the right of way will be acquired by Columbus’ Real Estate department and paid for by Dublin.
Dublin shall deposit with Columbus the cost of right of way acquisition, estimated at $135,000.00, upon execution of the right of way acquisition agreement.
Dublin shall deposit with Columbus the cost of constructing the intersection improvements, estimated at $1,700,000.00, upon execution of the construction agreement.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The Department of Public Service is requesting this ordinance to be considered an emergency measure in order to allow for immediate execution of these...
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