Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify the contract with DLZ Ohio, Inc. for detailed design and engineering plans for extending the Big Walnut Trail.
This will be a contract modification to perform detailed design plans for extending the Big Walnut Trail from Elk Run Park to Winchester Pike. The first phase of the contract was to complete the Feasibility Study, which has been completed. The Feasibility Study developed the preferred alignment for the trail among several alternatives, cost estimating, environmental conditions, and key stakeholder involvement. The original contract was legislated by City Council ordinance 0432-2014.
The Big Walnut Trail will be one of the significant greenways in Central Ohio. Long range plans are to build a 30 mile trail from Hoover Reservoir to the river’s confluence with the Scioto River. This segment began planning several years ago as a means of connecting several thousand Columbus residents of the Elk Run/Williams Road/Winchester Pike community to the regional network. During the past 8 years, the city has acquired 4 miles of greenway corridor stretching from Three Creeks Park to Nafzger Park. This project will produce final plans and permits for a 0.8 mile segment, opening over 2 miles of trail from Winchester Pike to Williams Road.
The design project will require coordination with ODOT on the replacement of the State Route 33 bridge over Big Walnut in 2017. The trail underpass must be coordinated with their construction plans. The project also requires coordination with Franklin County Engineers for a connection along Winchester Pike to a major apartment complex near the city’s parklands and trail corridor. A final important permitting scope will be to begin development of a stormwater quantity and quality detention facility for this and upcoming sections of trail development.
The cost of the modification for this project will be $314,85...
Click here for full text