Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to grant consent and propose cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) relative to the FRA-70-22.61 (FEF 1A) project, PID 95639.
The aforementioned effort encompasses various improvements to the I-70/I-270 interchange, including: constructing a new directional ramp from southbound I-270 to eastbound I-70; reconfiguring the ramps from northbound I-270 to eastbound I-70 to Brice Road; adding a collector-distributor lane eastbound from I-270 to Brice Road; and reconstructing a cul-de-sac on Scarborough Boulevard. ODOT plans to advertise the project this fall, with construction slated to begin in the summer of 2022.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no anticipated cost to the City for this project, as ODOT shall assume and bear all associated preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction costs.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow ODOT to maintain the planned construction schedule and promote highway safety.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to grant consent to, and propose cooperation with, the Director of the Ohio Department of Transportation relative to the FRA-70-22.61 (FEF 1A) project, PID 95639; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is administering the FRA-70-22.61 (FEF 1A) project, PID 95639, which will culminate in the construction of various improvements to the I-70/I-270 interchange in the vicinity of Brice Road and Scarborough Boulevard, commencing in the summer of 2022; and
WHEREAS, this improvement project is within the Columbus corporate boundaries; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to grant consent to, and propose cooperation with, ODOT relative to the aforementioned effort; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service in th...
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