American Addition, Phases 2 and 3
Description
and benefits:
The city of Columbus has completed plans
for Phases
2 and 3 of
improvements to the historic American Addition neighborhood,
established in 1898. Work in these phases will
upgrade road conditions, add pedestrian safety features and improve stormwater
drainage.
Improvements will
be made on 12th
Avenue,
Dewey
Avenue, Helena
Alley, Katahdin
Alley, Key
West Avenue, Olympia
Alley, Petrel
Alley, Puritan
Avenue and
Woodford Avenue, including:
•
Reconstructing roadway and alleys
•
Constructing new sidewalks, Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps,
gutters
and curbs
• Improving
storm drainage
system and water lines
• Erecting
street lights
•
Planting street trees
•
Updating traffic signs and pavement markings
The project also includes innovative
green features
such
as rain gardens and pervious concrete curbs.
Schedule:
Design:
Scheduled for completion in summer 2016
Construction: Planned to begin in autumn
2016 and finish in
autumn 2017, weather permitting
Access to
properties will be maintained during construction.
Estimated costs:
Design: $400,000
Right-of-way
acquisition: $350,000
Construction,
materials and inspections: $5,200,000
Contact information:
Project
Manager: Tom Murphy, P.E., tel.
(614) 645-8455
Designer:
EMH&T
Construction
contractor: TBD