Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) accepted applications to fund projects that address locations with a history of fatal or injury crashes where low-cost safety improvements have failed to solve the problem. The Highway Safety Improvement Program accepts formal safety applications once a year, on August 31; and it accepts abbreviated safety applications four times a year, on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. These grants require a 10% local match.
The Department of Public Service submitted an application seeking funds to construct safety improvements at the Hall Road Bridge over I-270. This ordinance will authorize the Director of Public Service to execute project agreements for approved projects, to accept and expend grant funds, and to issue refunds, if necessary, after final accounting is performed or when notified by the Department of Public Service's Division of Design and Construction that a refund can be issued. Separate legislation authorizing the encumbrance and expenditure of capital funds to support the local share of anticipated project costs will be put forth at a later date as needed.
2. EXPECTED PROJECTS
The Department of Public Service submitted an application for the projects listed below:
530301-112572 - Bridge Rehabilitation - Hall Road Bridge over I-270 (SUP): This project includes improvements to ODOT’s Hall Road bridge over I-270. ODOT has a project to rehabilitate the existing bridge over I-270. The City of Columbus would partner with ODOT to add pedestrian and bicycle facilities to the bridge in the form of a Shared Use Path (SUP). This is an ODOT led project. This is a systemic safety application, and the total cost for the additional pedestrian/bicycle improvements is approximately $1,550,000.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
No financial participation is required at this time. Separate legislation authorizing the encumbrance and expenditure of capital funds to support the local share of ant...
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