Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division, to hire professional services and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Rd from SR 161 to Morse Rd - Phase A project.
The Department of Public Service is currently engaged in the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Hamilton Rd from SR 161 to Morse Rd - Phase A project. This phase of the project includes improvements to the corridor creating a second through lane in each direction on N Hamilton Road from Morse Road to approximately 500 feet north of Menerey Ln/Preserve Blvd, and on Morse Road will create a second through lane in each direction from N Hamilton Road to approximately 1200 feet east of N Hamilton Road, then transitioning to create a 3-lane section terminating at Trellis Lane/Underwood Farms Blvd. The project will include the installation of a median on N Hamilton from Morse to Thompson, resurfacing with widening where necessary, reconstruction in all other areas, with conversion to a curbed section. A shared use path will be placed on the north side of Morse Road and the east side of Hamilton Road for the entire project limits with sidewalk on the opposite sides. Street lighting, street trees and traffic signal interconnect will be installed throughout the project.
Ordinance Number 1839-2016, approved by Council July 11, 2016, authorized the Director of Public Service to submit Federal Attributable Funds roadway improvement project applications to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) for consideration for funding within the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), wherein this project was one of the projects included with the application. The legislation also authorized the Director of Public Service to execute project agreements, authorized the expenditure of any awarded grant funds, and provided for the return of any unused ...
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