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Proposed Veterans Trail Phase 4 Project
Brief Description: The City Staff would like to discuss the status, funding and future of the Veterans Trail Phase 4 Project with City Council and the Mayor.
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Legislative History
15-0010 - Barlow Road Improvement Design Option Discussion (1/27/2015)
15-68 - Enter into a Design Contract with GPD Group (5/19/2015)
16-0020 - Barlow Road Improvements Discussion (2/23/2016)
16-68 - Advertise, Bid and Award a Contract for Barlow Road Widening, Phase I (5/23/2016)
16-135 - Advertise, Bid and Award a Contract for Barlow Road Widening, Phase II (work at railroad crossing) (8/16/2016)
16-154 - Advertise, Bid and Award a Contract for Barlow/Terex Road, W. Intersection Improvements, Phase III (10/4/2016)
18-77 - Enter into Addendum with GPD for Additional Consulting Services for Veterans Trail; (6/5/2018)
19-64 - Enter into a mitigation agreement with the NCRCPD to mitigate wetland impacts for the Veterans Trail Phase IV - Barlow Road Sidewalk project (4/16/2019)
19-74 - Authorizes Bid and Award of Veterans Trail Phase IV (5/21/2019)
Purpose & Explanation
Staff would like to discuss with City Council the following items regarding the Veterans Trail Phase 4 Project as outlined in the attachment.
In 2018, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) provided a $500,000 grant to the City for the construction of the Veterans Trail Phase 4 project. The original alignment of the 8' wide, asphalt trail was entirely along the north side of the right-of-way of Barlow Road, from Terex Road east Ellsworth Golf Course. After a public meeting in 2019, the Veterans Trail Phase 4/Barlow Road Sidewalk Project was postponed due to resident feedback.
Since then, the Barlow Road sidewalk project, from Nicholson Drive to SR 91, has been re-designed, bid and will start construction still this year. In 2019, the City started a redesign of the trail portion of the project, using an alternative alignment through the Grace Presbyterian Chu...
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