Wilson Road Shared-Use Path between Broad Street and Sullivant Avenue
Description and benefits:
The city of Columbus and the Franklin
County Engineer’s Office are collaborating to add a shared-use path and other
roadway improvements to Wilson Road between Broad Street and Sullivant Avenue. This project will create vital
connections between the neighborhoods south of Broad to Broad Street as well as
a connection to the proposed Wilson Road Park and the Camp Chase Trail. The
planned improvements will aid traffic movement, improve safety, provide
accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists, and include:
Roadway widening, realignment and resurfacing
plus addition of a left-turn lane and median
Modifications and a new deck on the bridge
over the railroad
Construction of a shared-use path for
pedestrians and bicyclists
Schedule:
Design:
Scheduled for completion in 2017
Construction: Spring 2018, subject to funding approval by City Council and weather conditions
Estimated costs:
Design:
$370,000.
Right-of-way
acquisition: $35,000.
Construction, materials and
inspections: $3.6 million
Contact information:
City
of Columbus project manager for design: Jonathan Koester, P.E.;
tel. (614) 645-8125
Designer:
Woolpert, LLP
Construction
Contractor: TBD