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Crews Prepare Site for $32M COTC, Ohio State STEM Center Suzanne Clark photo
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Smoot Construction serves as the construction manager at risk. Site work commenced more than a month ago, and continues to be the primary construction activity.
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Site work continues on the shared campus of The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), as crews prepare to build a $32 million STEM Center. The John and Mary Alford Center for Science and Technology has been years in the making. “This project has been on our radar for nearly two decades, but in 2012 it was deemed a critical need for the campus,” said
Kim Manno, director of advancement, COTC and Ohio State Newark. “To get the ball rolling, we pursued funding The three-story, 60,000-sq.-ft. structure will include classroom space, instructional science through the state’s biennial labs, research labs and a 3,500-sq.-ft. health science simulation center. capital budget, but that same year, the state decided to allocate money for students, and many of them will benefit from EMS, will especially benefit from the addionly renovation projects, not new builds. It this new facility. Students pursuing a major tion of the Alford Center.” The three-story, 60,000-sq.-ft. structure wasn’t until our lead donors came forward in life or physical science, such as biology, with a $2.5 million commitment that we chemistry, physics, geology and astronomy, will include classroom space, instructional or healthcare, including nursing, surgical science labs, research labs and a 3,500-sq.-ft. were finally able to move forward. “COTC and Ohio State Newark have a technology, radiologic science technology, health science simulation center that will combined enrollment of more than 6,000 sonography, anesthesia technology, and see STEM page 4
TRAC OKs Additional $398M of $1.1B in Major New Projects The Ohio Department of Transportation will invest an additional $398 million into major new projects over the next four years. ODOT’s Transportation Review Advisory Council, known as TRAC, approved the final funding list Nov. 6 during a meeting in Columbus. This investment is a direct result of the transportation budget approved by the Ohio General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine last April. “As Ohio’s economy continues to grow, we must be able to address the demands put on our roads and bridges,” said
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ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks. “These funds allow us to eliminate pinch points, reduce congestion and make our roads and bridges safer for moving people and goods across Ohio.” TRAC received 27 applications for development or construction of transportation projects totaling nearly $925 million. The board held a series of hearings around the state to learn about each of the applications. In October, TRAC approved a draft list and opened a public comment period. see TRAC page 5