The City of Canal Winchester is the proud recipient of a $2 million traffic safety grant towards the construction of Gender Road Phase VI. Safety improvements include installing a sidewalk and reconfiguring the US 33 ramp to facilitate pedestrian travel across the interchange. The complete project is estimated to cost $3.4 million.
This grant comes as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Dr. Jack Marchbanks announced details on $121 million in new traffic safety projects planned for Ohio. The grants, awarded through ODOT’s Highway Safety Improvement Program, will support 50 projects in 32 counties across the state.
“This is just the next step towards enhancing the Gender Road corridor,” says Canal Winchester Mayor Mike Ebert. “We have spent years reconfiguring the area to match the city’s growing needs. Previous phases improved pedestrian safety on the south end of Gender Road with new multi-use paths. Now we will be able to extend that across Route 33.”
City administration, with the assistance of contracted engineer firm EMH&T, first applied for the grant in August of this year. In addition to the safety improvements, construction plans also call for the addition of a dedicated turn lane from northbound Gender Road to the eastbound US 33 ramp, and a dedicated turn lane from northbound Gender Road to a reconfigured westbound US 33 ramp.
“This project will not only improve pedestrian safety for those crossing over US 33 but will also improve traffic flow on northbound Gender Road with the addition of the turn lanes,” says Canal Winchester Public Service Director Matt Peoples.
Gender Road Phase VI design work will begin in 2023 with construction beginning in 2024.
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