Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for the construction of Project 2C of the IR70/71reconstruction project and to execute any maintenance agreements with ODOT that may result from Project 2C of the IR70/71 reconstruction project.
In this project is the Mound Street ramp from westbound IR70, including the Mound Street Connector Bridge and the reconstruction of one way westbound Mound Street from Washington Avenue to 4th Street. The Main Street entrance ramp to westbound IR70 will be reconstructed and a new 18th Street Bridge over IR70 will be constructed including the approach roadways. After the Mound Street ramp is open to traffic, the 4th Street exit ramp at westbound IR70 will be closed. Also during this project, the Fulton Street entrance ramp to northbound IR71 will close. (FRA-IR70-15.25, PID 94271)
ODOT will ask the City to approve final legislation for the project at a later date, estimated to be in Spring 2013. At that time, ODOT shall request the City’s financial contribution for the project. Payment to ODOT will be handled under separate ordinance.
2. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow the Ohio Department of Transportation to maintain the planned schedule for this project.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated construction cost of this project is $28,064,000.00, with approximately $ 2,850,575.00 funded by the City at a later date and under separate ordinance.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), State of Ohio, for this improvement; to allow the Director of Public Service to execute any maintenance agreements with ODOT that may result from Project 2C of the IR70/71 reconstruction project; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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