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Clinton Street Bridge over the Maumee River

ODOT Project DEF-15-14.77 September 13, 2016 Public Meeting

 Review project and developments since the last public meeting in May 2015  Discuss how traffic should be maintained during construction  Identify concerns and get public comments

Purpose of Public Meeting

 Replace the deteriorated bridge  Improve pedestrian access and bicycle accommodations

Project Purpose

Deteriorated condition of existing bridge

Improve Pedestrian Access

Improve Bicycle Accommodations

Connectivity with Local Bike Plans

 Bridge cross section view

Proposed Clinton Street Bridge Section

 ODOT, the City of Defiance and Burgess & Niple have worked together to choose bridge aesthetics

 Funding will be a combination of ODOT bridge funding, ODOT Transportation Alternatives Program funds, and contributions from the City of Defiance.  Plans includes lighting, decorative piers and railing, and lookouts

Bridge Aesthetics (How the new bridge will look)

Proposed Clinton Street Bridge

Proposed Clinton Street Bridge

Proposed Clinton Street Bridge

Two options:  Full Closure - Bridge can be closed during construction and traffic can utilize other river crossings  Part-width - Traffic can cross the bridge using one lane of traffic in each direction while the other half of the bridge is being constructed.

Options for Maintaining Traffic During Construction

 Full Closure – Faster construction

 Allows work to happen on the entire bridge at one time.

 Part- width – Slower construction

 Requires the bridge to be built in two separate halves at two separate times and then connected.

Speed of Construction

 Full Closure – Detour required

 Traffic will not be able to cross bridge

 Part-width - No detour required

 Traffic will be able to cross the bridge with one lane in each direction for the duration of the project

Detour

 Full Closure

 No plans to maintain access across the river

 Part - width

 One sidewalk (minimum 5 feet wide) will remain available to cross river

Pedestrian/Bicycle Access

 Full Closure

 Safety services utilize other crossings  Hospitals on both sides of Maumee River

 Part - width

 Safety services can cross bridge

Safety Service & Hospital Access

 Full Closure

 Traffic cannot cross the bridge  Less downtown traffic  Traffic management plan to be developed with City

 Part - width

 Traffic can cross the bridge but with fewer lanes  More downtown congestion and delays possible  Traffic management plan to be developed with City

Traffic Impacts Downtown

 Full Closure

 Traffic wanting to cross river will use SR 281 and US 24 river crossings  State route traffic will have a signed detour

 Part - width

 Traffic can cross the bridge but with fewer lanes  Some traffic will choose to use other crossings

Traffic Impacts on Other Roadways

Traffic Impacts

 Full Closure

 Less temporary right-of-way required

 Part - width

 More temporary right-of-way required

R/W Impacts

 Full Closure

 College – Students south of bridge need to detour to get to campus  City Schools – Bus routes need to change to account for detour

 Part - width

 College – Students south of bridge can still cross river on Clinton Street to get to campus  City Schools – Bus routes can stay the same

Defiance College and Defiance City Schools

 Construction in 2019  Right-of-way acquisition anticipated to begin in 2017  Project schedule updates will be provided as changes in the schedule are known

Current Project Schedule

 Written comments due October 13, 2016  Decision on what to do with traffic during construction: October 20, 2016  Decision announced through media and website

Next Steps

 Comments, concerns, or any information you can provide are appreciated!  Comments after the meeting should go to:

 Jenn Gasser, ODOT District 1, (419) 999-6871, jennifer.gasser@dot.ohio.gov or  Jeff Griffin, Burgess & Niple, (614) 459-2050, jeff.griffin@burgessniple.com

 Future project information – go to District 1 website, Construction Projects & click on DEF SR 15 Clinton Street Bridge www.transportation.ohio.gov/dist1

Public Meeting Concerns/Input