Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The following ordinance authorizes the City Attorney's Office, Real Estate Division to hire professional services (e.g. surveys, title work, appraisals, etc.) and to negotiate with property owners to acquire the various property rights necessary to complete the Arterial - Broad Street - Outerbelt Street to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road project in the Far East Planning Area (58).
The Department of Public service is engaged in the Arterial - Broad Street - Outerbelt Street to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road project. The project includes roadwork on SR 16 (East Broad Street) from Outerbelt Street to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road to go from four to six lanes. Work will also include signal modifications at four locations, addition/extension of turn lanes at various intersections, median additions and/or revised drive configurations for access management, construction of shared use path on north side and sidewalk on south side, and lighting improvements.
The cost to acquire the right-of-way needed to complete the project is estimated at $1,560,000.00. If the cost to acquire the needed right-of-way should exceed this estimate, additional legislation will be submitted to Council requesting the needed funding.
The Department of Public Service is currently finalizing construction plans and is prepared to authorize right-of-way acquisition pending passage of this funding legislation.
Ordinance 2534-2022 authorized the Director of Public Service to submit MORPC Attributable Funds roadway improvement project applications and to execute project agreements for approved projects for the Department of Public Service for the Arterial - Broad Street - Outerbelt Street to Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road project.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
A portion of this project is a reimbursable budgeted expense of $1,248,000.00 within the Federal Transportation Grant Fund, Fund 7765, Grant # G592504 (2025 East Broad Ph. 2 115646). Funds need to be appropriated.
The remain...
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