Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety members on Tuesday finalized contracts for two different engineering projects using some leftover federal funds.
Board members approved a contract between the city and All Star Paving, Inc. for $1.3 million to build a sidewalk along the west side of Marr Road, between 25th Street and the existing People Trail north of 32nd Street.
The group also finalized a contract with Force Construction for $543,905.20 to build a shared-use path on the north side of 27th Street, between Washington Street and Home Avenue.
Both projects are using part of $1.5 million in leftover Federal Transit Administration (FTA) flex funds for bicycle and pedestrian projects the city council agreed to appropriate in November.
The $1.5 million in leftover FTA flex funds is money the Columbus Area Metropolitan Organization (CAMPO) had left over from previous years that was transferred from the Federal Highway Administration (FWHA) to be used for things including improvements to sidewalks and trails.
The funding requires just a 20% local match. Last year, the city used leftover FTA flex funds to buy buses and vans for the transit department.
Another project using the funds which will see the construction of a shared-use path on 10th street that has already been awarded to Case Construction for $215,410.500. The final contract for that project will come during a later board of works meeting.
The following are the three projects FTA funds are going towards:
- 10th Street Shared-Use Path project: Includes the construction of a shared use path along the north side of 10th Street from Marr Road to the existing shared use path along the Lowe’s frontage. The new concrete path will be 8-foot wide with a grass buffer strip between the path and the roadway.
- Marr Road Sidewalk project: Includes the construction of a sidewalk along the west side of Marr Road between 25th Street and the existing People Trail north of 32nd Street. The new concrete sidewalk will be 6-foot wide in areas with curb and gutter and 5-foot wide with a grass buffer strip in areas without curb and gutter.
- 27th Street Shared-Use Path project: Includes the construction of a shared use path along the north side of 27th Street between Washington Street and Home Avenue. The new concrete path will be 10-foot wide with a grass buffer strip between the new path and the roadway.
Construction on all three projects will start in the spring, City Engineer Andrew Beckort said previously.
