Resolution 54-21
To: Members of Dublin City Council
From: Dana L. McDaniel, City Manager
Date: September 21, 2021
Initiated By: Megan D. O’Callaghan, Deputy City Manager/Chief Finance and Development
Officer
Paul A. Hammersmith, PE, Director of Engineering/City Engineer
Jean-Ellen M. Willis, PE, Deputy Director of Transportation & Mobility
Re: Resolution 54-21 – Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Cooperative
Construction Agreement with Union County for the US 33–SR 161–Post Road
Interchange Improvements (17-013-CIP/ET003)
Summary
The City of Dublin is working cooperatively with project partners at Union County and the Ohio
Department of Transportation (ODOT) to improve the interchange at US 33–SR 161–Post Road.
The project was developed in the early 2000’s with the original interchange modification study
approved in 2001. Detailed design was developed from 2005 through 2008, along with right-of-
way acquisition for the majority of the project, and then the design project was put on hold.
Meanwhile, phases of the design surrounding the central interchange were constructed, including
the Liggett Road relocation in 2008; widening SR 161, realigning and improving the intersection of
Industrial Parkway in 2010; and constructing the Eiterman Road roundabout in 2015. The central
interchange project resumed in 2019 through cooperation of the project partners to complete a full
funding package.
In the 2021-2025 Capital Improvements Program (CIP), construction was programmed for project
number ET003 in 2021. Construction for the project is currently programmed to begin in 2022,
with an anticipated substantial completion date in 2024.
Figure 1. US 33 - SR 161 - Post Road Interchange
Office of the City Manager
5555 Perimeter Drive • Dublin, OH 43017-1090
Phone: 614.410.4400 • Fax: 614.410.4490 Memo
Resolution 54-21 – Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement with Union County for the US
33–SR 161–Post Road Interchange Improvements (17-013-CIP/ET003)
September 21, 2021
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Union County and ODOT have been working closely with Dublin staff to develop this project,
shown in Figure 1. The interchange improvements are mutually beneficial to ODOT, Dublin, Union
County, and the region. As such, ODOT, Dublin, Union County, and MORPC, along with private
development, are all funding partners for the project. ODOT requested Dublin assemble all of the
local partner funding to make a single payment to ODOT for the project. As such, Union County
will make a payment to Dublin for the Union County construction contribution and the Union
County developer contribution, and then Dublin will assemble the local contributions and provide
them to ODOT.
Union County will make their construction contribution of $3.5 million, along with a $1.5 million
contribution from FedEx. These funds will be combined with the estimated $4.92 million Dublin
construction contribution and the $1.25 million OSU contribution, for an estimated $11.17 million
to be paid to ODOT as described in Resolution 55-21 [ODOT resolution], which is also an agenda
item for consideration with this City Council Meeting.
Based on the current sale schedule, ODOT will invoice Dublin in January 2022 prior to the bid
opening planned for March 2022. The cost of the construction project is presently estimated at
$33,300,000. Adding the utility estimate, the total construction cost for the project is estimated at
$34,050,000. The overall construction funding plan is summarized in Table 1 below.
Table 1. Construction Funding Summary
Contributor Utility
Estimate
Construction
Estimate Sum
Dublin $0.75 M $ 4.92 M $5.67 M
Private Development
via Dublin
- $1.25 M $1.25 M
Union County - $ 3.50 M $ 3.50 M
Private Development
via Union Co
- $ 1.50 M $ 1.50 M
Subtotal $0.75 M
Estimated payment
to ODOT =
$11.17 M
$11.92 M
ODOT – TRAC - $ 11.25 M $ 11.25 M
ODOT – District 6 - $ 0.88 M $ 0.88 M
MOPRC - $ 10.00 M $ 10.00 M
Total $0.75 M $ 33.30 M $34.05 M
Recommendation
Staff recommends adoption of Resolution 54-21, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a
Cooperative Construction Agreement with Union County for the US 33–SR 161–Post Road
Interchange Improvements.