Gender Road, Phase 6

EMH&T helped make a busy area in Canal Winchester, Ohio safer for pedestrians. Our team prepared project feasibility studies, funding applications, construction plans, and NEPA documentation for this safety improvement project which included extending sidewalk through the Gender Road (SR 674)/US 33 interchange. Modification to an existing bridge to accommodate adjacent sidewalk was required, along with reconfiguration of the US 33 westbound entrance ramp from a free-flow loop ramp to a traditional signalized intersection with dedicated right turn lane. The sidewalk provides a safer mode to connect residential development and transit centers north of the interchange with retail shopping and employment opportunities south of the interchange. The project is funded through the Highway Safety Improvement Program’s allocation for vulnerable road users and followed ODOT’s Local Project Administrator (LPA) process.