Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Service, is currently engaged in a project identified as Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Morse Road Phase 1 - Seward Street to Stygler Road project. This project will construct improvements to the Morse Road corridor between Seward Street and Stygler Road. This is Phase 1 of the Morse Road corridor project between Stelzer Road and Stygler Road. Improvements will consist of widening Morse Road to three lanes eastbound from I-270 to Stygler Road and three lanes westbound from the I-270 to the Water Plant Driveway located approximately 1,300 feet west of Stygler Road, upgrading the signage, modifying the existing signal operation at the intersection of Morse Road and Appian Way, installing a new traffic signal at the intersection of Morse Road and Limited Parkway, adding dual left turn lane movements on westbound Morse Road at the southbound 1-270 Ramps intersection, providing "protected-only" left turn signal phasing, and installing a raised median at the driveways just west of Appian Way.
During design of the Arterial Street Rehabilitation - Morse Rd Phase 1 - Seward Street to Stygler Road project, it was determined a portion of real property owned by the City of Columbus known as 4262 Morse Road, Franklin County Parcel Number 600-150029, would need to be dedicated as right-of-way for roadway purposes to accommodate the improvements contemplated by this project. Current plans indicate Parcel 1-WD, a 2.847 acre tract of which 1.683 acre is located within the road right-of-way, will need to be dedicated as road right-of-way and named as Morse Road. After review of the preliminary plan sheets, the Department of Public Service has determined the dedication of this property to right-of-way will not adversely affect the City and should be allowed to proceed.
The following legislation permits the City to dedicate the property as road right-of-way and name the road right-of-way as Mors...
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