TSPLOST UpdateRiver Valley Region TIA Citizen’s PanelApril 24, 2014

COLUMBUS TSPLOST PROJECT LISTING

TSPLOST PROJECTSBand 1CY 2013 - 2015

COLUMBUS RIVERWALK

Projected Costs: $10,000,000• PE - $1,000,000• CST - $9,000,000

Project Description:The extension of the Riverwalk behind Bibb and City Mills to complete the project

Riverwalk at Bibb Mills and North Highland Dam

Riverwalk at City Mills

Status:•Notice To Proceed – April 24, 2013•Hecht Burdeshaw is preparing construction plans

• All ROW has been identified. No additional property will be required

•Construction is anticipated by the first of 2015

As of February 20, 2014

INTERCITY EXPRESS BUSPARK-N-RIDE SERVICE

Projected Costs: $22,400,00• Costs to include design, maintenance

and operation• Budget for these items still to be

determined

Project Description:Construction of three express bus Park-N-Ride locations in Columbus using existing sites.

Proposed Trail From Infantry Museum to Levy Road

Status:• Notice To Proceed – April 24, 2013• Connectics Transportation Group was hired

in October 2013 to perform a Public Transit Needs Assessment

• Assessment needed to determine how best to serve our citizens

• Study includes route analysis, rider surveys• 2nd Public meeting to hear citizens needs and

concerns on May 8, 2014• No other activities will begin until study is

completed

Current METRA Route System

As of February 20, 2014

SOUTH LUMPKINMULTI-USE FACILITY

Projected Costs: $3,500,000• PE – $ 500,000• CST - $3,000,000

Project Description:A pedestrian/bicycle facility to be built along an abandoned rail road line. This linear greenway corridor is divided by Old Cusseta Road, Victory Drive, and Fort Benning Road

Status:• Notice To Proceed – September 10, 2013• Heath & Lineback Engineers are the lead

consultants on this project• Public meeting was held on January 16, 2014• Preliminary design – May 2014• Final design – November 2014• Project Bid & Construction – January 2015 • No other activities will begin until study is

completed

Proposed New Trail From Infantry Museum to Cusseta Road

As of February 20, 2014

US 27/CUSTER ROAD INTERCHANGERECONSTRUCTION/MODIFICATION

Projected Costs: $20,000,000• PE – $ 1,000,000• CST - $19,000,000

Project Description:This project will provide permanent public access to the proposed property bounded by US 27 to the south, I-185 to the west, and Cusseta Road to the north and east, which is the western boundary of Fort Benning

Status:• Notice To Proceed – April 19, 2013• MOU with Ft. Benning has been signed by all

parties• Wolverton & Associates have begun

preliminary design on project – expect completion by December

• Construction projected to begin Spring 2015

Proposed property to be accessed by project

As of February 20, 2014

TSPLOST PROJECTSBand 2CY 2016 - 2019

US 27/CUSTER ROAD INTERCHANGERECONSTRUCTION/MODIFICATION

Projected Costs: $47,670,000• ROW - $28,700,000• PE – GDOT Authorized in 2001• CST - $18,970,000

Project Description:The purpose of the project is to reconstruct the interchange of I-185 and Buena Vista Road

Status:• Notice To Proceed – Will not be authorized by

GDOT until 2016• GDOT has expressed an interest to accelerate

this project by authorizing the engineering to begin in 2014

Buena Vista Road Interchange

BUENA VISTA ROADINTERCHANGE

As of February 20, 2014

Project Description:The project will include road realignments and/or a possible overpass on Buena Vista Road

INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTSALONG BUENA VISTA ROAD (Spider Web)

Projected Costs: $40,000,000• PE – $ 2,522,522 • ROW - $ 8,649,648• CST - $ 25,225,225• UTL - $ 3,603,605

Status:• Notice To Proceed – Will not be authorized by

GDOT until 2016• City has taken the initiative to fund the

preliminary concept and design of this project now

• Public hearing on this has been scheduled for May 12

• GDOT has expressed an interest to accelerate this project by authorizing the engineering to begin in 2014

Spider Web Area

As of February 20, 2014

SR 219 PASSING LANES FROM LUTHER LANDING BRIDGE TO HAPPY HOLLOW ROAD (River Road)

Project Description:A passing lane will constructed along SR 219 from Luther Road Bridge to Happy Hollow Road

Projected Costs: $17,690,438• PE – $ 1,597,736 • ROW - $ 403,427• CST - $ 14,187,438• UTL - $ 1,501,837

Status:• Notice To Proceed – Will not be authorized by

GDOT until 2016• This project will eventually be the sole

responsibility of GDOT

As of February 20, 2014

TSPLOST PROJECTSBand 3CY 2020 - 2022

Project Description:Project consists of improvements on Cusseta and Old Cusseta Road, from Fort Benning Road to Staunton Drive

Projected Costs: $58,289,412

• ROW - $ 41,402,448• CST - $ 16,866,964

Status:• Notice To Proceed – Will not

be authorized by GDOT until 2020

CUSSETA/OLD CUSSETA ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

As of February 20, 2014

DISCRETIONARY FUNDS

YTD Collections = $2,422,548

TSPLOST UPDATE April 24, 2014

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