SR 315 at North Broadway Interchange Improvements
Description
and Benefits:
This project will deliver
enhancements to the SR315 at North Broadway/Olentangy River Road interchange
and the surrounding area that will improve vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian
access within the North Broadway and Olentangy River Road corridors to
accommodate current and future development opportunities in the area. The
project will be undertaken in multiple phases, for which a general schedule is
provided below:
- Removal
of ramp 6C – Completed Fall 2017
- Installation
of the temporary SR315 alignment – Completed
2018
- Construction
of OhioHealth Parkway – Completed Spring
2019
-
Improvements
to the North Broadway/OhioHealth Parkway intersection – Completed Summer 2019
- Improvements
to Health Community Way – In Progress
(see below)
- Replacement
of the water main in Olentangy River Road – Completed Fall 2019
- Interchange
improvements including the construction of a new southbound exit ramp from
SR315 to North Broadway and modifications to Olentangy River Road, North
Broadway, and Thomas Lane – In Progress
(see below)
- Installation
of a shared use path (SUP) on Olentangy River Road from Thomas Lane to
McConnell Drive – In Progress (see
below)
Progress Update
(As of 01-28-2020)
- Entrance ramp from N Broadway eastbound to SR
315 southboundand retention pond expansion:
- This
work began in January and is anticipated to continue through March/April.
The target is to have the new ramp open by the end of February, weather
permitting.
- Olentangy River Road at Thomas Lane:
- Starting
in January signal work continued in this intersection and will continue through
the spring.
- February/March
crews will be replacing the median islands on Olentangy River Road as well as
the crosswalk island at Thomas/White Cross.
- North Broadway/Hospital Drive Entrance:
- April/May
work will begin reconstructing the intersection at the south entrance to
Riverside Methodist Hospital. The first phase of work will be on the
northeast and southeast corners of the intersection. The second phase
will be on the northwest corner of the intersection. Each phase is
anticipated to last a month.
- Signal
and lighting work is anticipated to continue through the winter and spring.
- Olentangy River Road at North Broadway:
- Signal
and street lighting work will be on-going beginning in February through the
spring in this intersection.
- Sidewalk
completion will also begin hopefully in March, weather permitting.
- Olentangy River Road and Healthy Community
Way:
- Signal
work in the intersection resumed in January and will continue through spring.
- Sidewalk
completion will also begin hopefully in March, weather permitting.
- Resurfacing of Olentangy River Road:
- Anticipated
to begin resurfacing of Olentangy River Road, Healthy Community Way, and Thomas
Lane in late April/May pending completion of signal.
- Resurfacing of North Broadway:
- Resurfacing
of North Broadway will take place following the intersection improvements at
Hospital Drive. Tentative to begin in June.
- Resurfacing of SR-315:
- Due
to temperatures, this work is anticipated to take place beginning early
June/July.
There is also median light pole work to be
completed in spring/summer.
ESTIMATED COMPLETION: July 2020
ESTIMATED COSTS:
Design: $4,700,000
Construction, materials and inspections: $35,000,000
CONTACT INFORMATION:
City of Columbus Construction Project Manager: Justin Ginnetti, P.E., (614)
645-7883 or 7919; [email protected]
Designer: Burgess and Niple and EMH&T
Construction contractors: Shelly & Sands and Decker Construction