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ODOT Project Aims to Improve Access to Communities

By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

In Cleveland, Ohio, construction continues on the third and final phase of the $207 million Opportunity Corridor project. The Opportunity Corridor is a planned boulevard that will run from East 55th Street at Interstate 490 to East 105th Street at Chester Avenue.

“The area on Cleveland’s southeast side has become known as the ‘Forgotten Triangle’, due to the lack of economic activity,” said Amanda McFarland, Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) public information officer. “Outside of the transportation benefits it could bring to the Cleveland area, this effort opens the potential for new economic development, jobs and a new identity for the community.

“Opportunity Corridor Boulevard will provide improved access to and through the communities of Slavic Village, Central, Kinsman, Buckeye-Shaker and Fairfax, as well as to the main campus of the Cleveland Clinic and the many businesses in University Circle. At the west, and busiest, end of the corridor, it’s anticipated it will serve approximately 45,000 vehicles per day.”

Construction operations began in summer 2018. Section 3 focuses on building an entirely new road that is approximately 2 mi. and see OPPORTUNITY page 4

Ohio Department of Transportation photo Kokosing Construction Company Inc. photo

Preparations were under way in August 2019 to drive 30 in. pile at the bridge over the GCRTA Blue/Green line.

In early March 2020, crews set all eight beams for the new East 55th Street bridge over the new boulevard using top down construction. Solider pile lag wall construction for a future retaining wall can be seen in the background. This also is top down construction.

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Bobcat Enterprises Announces Expansion Into Central Bobcat Enterprises recently announced the newest addition to the company’s growing network of locations serving southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. The new location, located at 3000 Dillon School Dr. in Zanesville, Ohio, expands the dealership’s market presence eastward into central Ohio, providing the area with its first Bobcat store in many years.

The move on Bobcat Enterprises’ part was driven by a number of factors, including Bobcat’s entry into the compact tractor market.

“We at Bobcat Enterprises are excited by the opportunity to bring the dealership’s lineup of world-class equipment and legendary service to new customers in Muskingum, Perry and Guernsey counties while offering closer proximity and enhanced service to our existing customer base within the area,” said Chris Seta, area manager of Bobcat Enterprises.

Situated on nearly four acres with an option to expand, the new facility features a 2,500 sq. ft. show room with a parts counter and a 2,500 sq. ft. service area with two service bays and parts storage. The building, a preexisting structure, has

The new location, located at 3000 Dillion School Dr. in Zanesville, Ohio, expands the dealership’s market presence eastward into central Ohio, providing the area with its first Bobcat store in many years.

undergone major upgrades to meet the standards for which Bobcat Enterprises is known.

The new full-service Zanesville branch location provides sales, rentals, parts and service for the dealerships full line of equipment. The initial staff at the new location includes a service tech, a parts counterperson, a customer support/inside sales representative and a rental and service writer.

The Zanesville location opened for business on June 22 and, according to Seta, plans for an official grand opening

Workers are installing the sign for the newest Bobcat Enterprises location in Zanesville, Ohio.

The Zanesville location opened for business on June 22, but plans for an official grand opening have been put on hold due to current Coronavirus health concerns.

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Staff Members Bobcat Enterprises also announced new staff at its Zanesville store: Alicia Shafer (parts counterperson), Jacob Parks (rental and service counterperson) and Colin Reichley

(shop technician).

• Shafer has more than 15 years of parts and inventory experience in the industry.

• Parks has a sound knowledge of the industry and is tasked with growing the service and rental business at Zanesville.

• Reichley is transferring from Bobcat’s Reynoldsburg location and has many years of experience as a diesel technician.

According to Chris Seta, the company is, “Happy to have Alicia, Jacob and Colin as members of the Zanesville team.”

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New Bridges Under Construction on Opportunity Corridor OPPORTUNITY from page 1

includes four roadway bridges, one railroad bridge, two pedestrian bridges, six signalized intersections, new major storm and sanitary sewers, new water mains, street lighting, landscaping, new sidewalks and a multiuse path.

The Section 3 design-build contract was awarded to Kokosing Construction Company for roughly $151 million. The project has been more than a decade in the making, as ODOT and city officials worked together on plans and reached out to the public for input.

“In the beginning, some residents were upset, as the state needed to purchase properties and relocate residents and businesses in order to accommodate construction of the new boulevard,” said McFarland.

“Residents are interested to see the economic improvements this project will bring to their neighborhoods. ODOT has received positive feedback regarding the aesthetic treatments incorporated into the E.105th Street Bridge and the extensive tree plantings in the medians and tree lawns of Section 2. Similar bridge treatments and plantings are being incorporated into Section 3.”

McFarland noted that drivers in the area are doing their best to cope with the ongoing work.

“There are many local streets that will be temporarily closed, and a few that will be rerouted as part of the project. However, the

biggest impact to traffic is the closure of I490 between I-77 and E. 55th Street. This is a two-year closure that requires all I-490 east and I-77 north and south traffic wanting to access E. 55th Street and E. 55th Street traffic wanting to access I-77 and I-490 to detour.

“We’ve heard very few complaints from motorists during construction. We began communicating about the I-490 closure six months in advance, did several television and radio interviews, placed hangers on residents’ doors and placed billboards in the area to make sure everyone was aware of the closure and detour routes.”

According to ODOT project engineer Mark Gabele, the work is progressing well.

“Much of the required utility relocations have been completed, all the required building demolitions are completed and work is under way throughout the OC Boulevard footprint. The project is currently working on several bridges simultaneously, E. 55th Street, E. 59th Street, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Blue/Green rail lines and Norfolk Southern railroad.”

The biggest challenges on Section 3 work include significant excavation and embankment, which are weather-sensitive operations. Also, extensive utility relocations involve coordination with many different owners. Crews working over and under active railways, including GCRTA and Norfolk Southern, requires a great deal of

planning and coordination, as well.

COVID-19 also has had an impact on the work. Material deliveries have been delayed and utility companies have reduced staff to complete their required work. In addition, remediating the environmental contamination from the properties that were acquired for the project has been a lengthy and expensive process. Designing and installing new infrastructure around the sometimes century-old infrastructure also has been challenging. The work includes water mains, power conduits, gas lines, communication networks, abandoned gas wells and previously demolished residential and commercial structures.

Currently, Section 3 work is taking place at the intersections of E. 75th Street, Buckeye Road, E. 79th Street, and Woodland Avenue, as well as construction of the boulevard between these intersections.

The pedestrian bridges at E. 59th Street and E. 89th Street are under construction, along with sewer and embankment work at the site of the new bridges over Kingsbury Run. Crews continue to make progress at the E. 55th Street bridge and the bridge over the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Blue and Green lines.

Most of the required residential demolition for the footprint of Section 3 was completed under the contract for Section 2. The demo work that was completed under Section 3 was primarily commercial struc-

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One-hundred-foot-long beams were placed on the new East 55th Street bridge over the new boulevard in March 2020.

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East 55th Street pile and foundation work at the abutment in February 2020.

tures. Prior to the demolition process, an environmental study was conducted to identify any remediation/removal that was required prior to the demo. Once this remediation was completed, the teardown commenced.

Regarding Section 3 bridge work, there are two vehicular bridges that will be constructed over the corridor: E. 55th Street and Norfolk Southern Railroad track bridge.

Three bridges will be constructed on the new corridor — two over the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) Blue and Green lines and one over Kingsbury Run. There are two pedestrian bridges that will be built, including E. 59th Street and E. 89th Street.

Gabele said the retaining walls are being constructed with a top-down construction approach. This is accomplished by first drilling and pouring the soldier pile support beams prior to excavating the area. This approach minimizes the disturbance of the adjacent properties and shortens the construction duration. This process also allowed the E 55th Street Bridge to be constructed prior to the mass excavation at the intersection of I-490.

According to ODOT project engineer Kevin Kuntz, there was extensive planning and coordination to assure that the soldier pile walls were being constructed at the proper grade. see OPPORTUNITY page 6

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Crews Excavate to Lower Roadway for New Boulevard OPPORTUNITY from page 4

“A double casing method was utilized on most piles to assure proper beam embedment, concrete placement, prevent groundwater infiltration and assure hole stability.

Above the concrete was filled with low strength mortar [LSM] that will be partially removed during the top down timber lagging procedure.

“The lagging will be installed in sections, and dropped in from the top of the piles, riding on the flanges,” said Kuntz. “As more material is excavated, the lagging panels will drop until reaching the top of the concrete. A concrete wall facing will be added to the front of the piles held on by shear studs welded to the flange.”

On I-490, approximately 450,000 cu. yds. of dirt have been excavated. This has involved mostly sand and silt. As for the excavation of concrete on the closed section of I-490 to accommodate the lowering of I490/Opportunity Corridor Blvd. (OC Blvd.) to pass under East 55th Street, the concrete removed here was broken with a pavement breaker, crushed, screened and recycled on site to be used on other projects.

Main equipment on the project includes a Manitowoc 180 to construct the bridge substructure; a Manitowoc 2250 to erect structural steel; a Komatsu PC228 excavator for various bridge/wall work; a Komatsu PC450 excavator with a Watson drill for drilled shafts for SPL walls; and a John Deere 450 excavator to construct MSE wall.

Other heavy machinery includes a Cat D5K dozer for rough grading and placing aggregate base; a Cat 12H motor grader for finishing grade subgrade and aggregate base; a Cat 336 excavator to excavate for MSE walls; a Cat 730 articulated haul truck to haul MSE sand from stockpile; a Cat 308 mini-excavator for underdrain; a John Deere 624K wheel loader for underdrain and to load MSE sand; a Vermeer 758 trencher for underdrain; and various asphalt pavers and rollers.

Primary materials required include concrete, asphalt and aggregate. The proposed roadway consists of 12 in. of asphalt on top of an aggregate base. The bridge substructures are constructed with concrete, and the beams are a combination of concrete or steel beams.

Greater than expected regulated wastes have been encountered on the project. These wastes have been tested, classified and disposed of from the project limits. Delays in utility relocations have been mitigated by rephasing the project.

The most time-consuming part of the assignment involves the construction of the Norfolk and Southern Overpass bridge. This is required to be built in three phases, with tracks relocations in each. The track reloca-

Ohio Department of Transportation photo

Mass excavation work along I-490 west of East 55th Street to lower the roadway approximately 20 ft. for the new boulevard to pass under East 55th Street was under way in June 2020.

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Work at the sanitary outfall from combined sewer regulator using a slide rail system along East 55th Street in November 2019.

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On I-490, approximately 450,000 cu. yds. of dirt have been excavated. This has involved mostly sand and silt.

Ohio Department of Transportation photo

Removal of the 72-in. storm outfall, which is part of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District combined sewer regulator in fall 2019.

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Top down construction of the East 55th Street bridge over the new boulevard in March 2020.

tions require work and coordination by both the design build team and NS. The large embankment being constructed in the Kingsbury Run Valley will require stage construction with two settlement periods before the bridge footers can be constructed. This work is weather sensitive and can’t be completed during the winter or wet times.

As for construction milestones, the East 55th Street bridge is expected to be completed this summer. Also, the placement of NS tracks onto the new overpass bridge will take place before the end of 2020, which is critical to keeping the project on schedule. Also key is the completion of the reconstruction of the intersections of East 55th Street, Kinsman Road, E 75th Street, E 79th Street, Buckeye Road, and Woodland Avenue with

the new OC Boulevard alignment.

McFarland said throughout all sections of construction on the Opportunity Corridor project, ODOT has been committed to diversity and inclusion.

“The contractors on Sections 1 and 2 exceeded their sub-contracting and on-thejob training goals. Kokosing Construction Company has committed 29.8 percent of the total contract value will be work performed by new, small, local and EDGE-certified companies. The project goal is 20 percent.

“Workforce development also is a part of this project, which includes helping those in the community seeking employment by providing them with working with them on finding a career that interests them, applying for jobs, interviewing for jobs and more.

These sessions are offered free of charge.”

McFarland added that the new roadway will improve access within the area for various modes of transportation, including vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. The new bridges over the Kingsbury Run Valley and under Norfolk Southern will greatly improve bicycle and pedestrian access to and from the GCRTA train stations at East 55th Street and E79th Street.

The new boulevard is expected to be substantially opened to traffic in fall 2021. All work is expected to be finished by summer 2022.

David Short, ODOT design project manager, said it’s satisfying to see the project inching closer to completion.

“It’s extremely rewarding to have the construction of the first two phases of the corridor completed. As construction proceeds on the final phase, everyone is excited to see how the completion of the entire corridor brings much needed transformation to the adjoining neighborhoods.”  CEG

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Army Corps of Engineers Awards Contract to Dredge Maumee Bay The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $2.1 million contract to Ryba Marine and Construction to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Maumee Bay, located along Lake Erie in Toledo Harbor, in the city of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio.

The contract calls for dredged material to be placed in a contractor furnished location, different from last year’s dredging cycle when material was placed at an open lake site.

“I am pleased that the Toledo Harbor will be dredged this fall, which will provide for safe navigation while still protecting the water quality and health of Lake Erie,” said U.S. Senator Rob Portman. “Dredging the Toledo Harbor is crucial to supporting thousands of local and regional jobs as well as shipping more than 9 million tons of material per year. ” “Regular dredging of Maumee Bay is absolutely vital to the functioning of our port and our economy,” said U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur. “I am especially pleased that open lake disposal of the dredged materials will not be carried out this year, instead moving to a more environmentally sustainable solution.”

“Buffalo District is incredibly proud to serve our nation and the Toledo region in this incredibly vital capacity," said USACE Buffalo District Commander, LTC Eli Adams. “We’re also excited to be a part of an incredible partnership with our project sponsors. The hard work of many of our stakeholder has helped the Nation see our dredging efforts in Toledo as a potential source of a valuable commodity which might serve a number of beneficial uses. We look forward to continued collaboration on dredging across the state of Ohio to not only secure navigation and commerce but also ensure the environmental health of beautiful places like Maumee Bay and Lake Erie.”

“The Toledo Harbor is a critical part of Ohio’s economy, supporting thousands of jobs in agriculture and manufacturing,” said

Gov. Mike DeWine. “Maintaining the harbor requires the Army Corps of Engineers to annually remove one million tons of sediment from the navigational channel, and finding an alternative location for the sediment required extensive collaboration between Ohio, the Corps, and the ToledoLucas County Port Authority.”

“The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority is happy to report that through the collaborative efforts and financial support of state, federal and local stakeholders, that we will be ready to accept all the dredge material into the upland placement facility in 2020 and no material will be placed into the open waters of Lake Erie. The Port Authority continues the efforts to pursue beneficial uses for dredged material and we are excited about the prospects for using this material in a wide range of applications including agricultural field enhancement projects,” said Vice President of Business Development Joseph Cappel.

The Maumee Bay contract was awarded on July 1, 2020, with dredging anticipated to commence in September. Maumee Bay dredging will take place from the Maumee River mouth, extending out into the Maumee Bay navigation channel, and will result in the removal of approximately 400,000 cu. yd. of material.

Toledo Harbor is a deep draft commercial harbor that shipped and received more than 9.5 million tons of material in 2019, through its interconnectivity with 37 commercial ports. It generates approximately $375 million in business revenue annually, and supports about 7,000 direct, indirect, and induced jobs that produce more than $500 million per year in personal income for transportation-related industries.

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