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ODOT Embarks on $153M South Side Mega Fix Project By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S) has been working on Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) South Side Mega Fix project. The I-71 South Side widening/ interchange reconstruction is a $153 million initiative in Columbus, Ohio, that will greatly improve traffic flow for motorists and commercial traffic. Project 1, $40 million, which started in September 2015 and will be completed this fall, added a lane in each direction on I-71 between Stringtown Road and SR 665, widened and re-decked the bridges over White Road and constructed several noise walls. Project 2, $113 million, will reconstruct and add a lane in each direction on I-71 between Stringtown Rd and I-70, reconfigure the I-270/71 southbound interchange, replace 12 bridges and build three noise walls. This work started in midAugust and will be complete in the fall of 2020. The Project 2 work also will see a new ramp from I-71 south to Stringtown Road; relocate a ramp from I-270 east to I-71 south; replace all the pavement in both directions on the interstate with asphalt; replace all the pavement on the ramps with new concrete; and upgrade safety features, including drainage, signing and guardrail. The noise walls are on the west side of I-71 between Dyer Road and I-270 and on the west side of I-71 from north of White Road to
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Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S) has recently began working on Ohio Department of Transportation’s South Side Mega Fix project.
the existing noise walls. The major bridge work includes: I-71 south to I-270 east — replacing the concrete bridge slab; I-71 north and south bridges over I-270 — widening the substructure and widening and replacing the concrete deck; I-71 over Big Run Creek — widening the substructure and widening and replacing the concrete deck; I71 over Frank Road — replacing the bridge and substructure; and I-71 over Greenlawn Ave. — replacing the bridge and substructure. This project reduces conges-
tion and enhances capacity, replaces existing pavement, and reconfigures [the] I-71/I270 Interchange (SB only), according to the project’s page. On this 5 mi. stretch of I-71, the current average daily traffic (ADT) is between 100,000 and 125,000 vehicles a day. The closer one gets to Columbus, the number increases. For project design year (2037), the expected ADT is expected to be between 140,000 and 150,000. Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson Inc. (JMT) and see MEGA page 2
State Approves Plans for Natural Gas Plant Regulators have approved the construction of a new natural gas power plant in northern Ohio. The Ohio Power Siting Board on Dec. 7 approved plans for a plant in Lucas County just outside Toledo. The new 955 megawatt plant will be built next to another natural gas plant that began operating earlier this year. About a dozen natural gas power plants are being built or are in the planning stages around the state. They use gas from shale fields in Ohio and neighboring states and turn it into electricity. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)