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 twice a year, on March 31 and August 31; and it accepts abbreviated safety applications four times a year, on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31; and it accepts systemic safety applications twice a year on March 31 and August 31. These grants require a minimum 10% local match.
The Department of Public Service submitted an application seeking funds to construct safety improvements for the Wilson Road sidewalk project. 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 applications for the project listed below:
590105-100488 - Pedestrian Safety - Wilson Rd - Interchange Rd to Brookside Blvd: This project includes improvements to Wilson Road to add pedestrian facilities in the form of a sidewalk on the west side of the roadway. The sidewalk addition will fill a gap through the I-70 interchange area and connect to an existing sidewalk to the south at Interchange Road and the north at Brookside Boulevard. This is a summer systemic safety application, and the total cost for the sidewalk improvement is approximately $1,650,000.00.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
No financial participation is required at this time. Separate legislat...
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