Rendering from American Structure Point Inc. A rendering of an on-street parking redesign of Second Street in downtown Columbus, Indiana.
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The city of Columbus has selected a contractor for a project that seeks to add on-street parking and other traffic calming measures to Second Street.
The Columbus Board of Works voted Tuesday to approve a contract with Dave O’Mara Contractor, Inc for the Second Street Corridor project. The contract amount is $1,163,000, said city engineer Andrew Beckort.
The project aims to reduce traffic speeds along Second Street and make the area more pedestrian-friendly, redevelopment director Heather Pope said at a previous meeting.
Plans for the project include narrower lanes, bump outs, additional landscaping, improved pedestrian crossings, on-street parking, improved drainage, new curbs and 18 new ramps that comply with the American with Disabilities Act.
Pope said the proposed plan includes 41 new parking spaces, with 37 being standard spaces and four being ADA-compliant.
Officials also plan to put in infrastructure at Second Street and Lafayette Avenue in case the Indiana Department of Transportation decides to convert this into a signalized intersection in the future.
Columbus City Council voted earlier this month to authorize the Columbus Redevelopment Commission to provide up to $1,395,600 for the project. This amount includes a 20% contingency.
According to Pope, construction is expected to start by March 2024.
Beckort said previously that the city expects most of the project to be finished by August 2024.
