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McCord Road Underpass Project
McCord Road Underpass
Thursday, August 14, 2014
John
Welcome
ODOT Construction
• Theresa Pollick, Public Information Officer
• Douglas Raby, P.E. Area Engineer
• Daniel Kelsey, P.E. Project Engineer
ODOT – Administrative
Lucas County Engineers Office
• Keith Early, P.E. Lucas County Engineer
• Jeff Lohse, P.E. Chief Deputy Engineer
Project History
1994: TMACOG & the Lucas County Engineers
Office identified the rail crossing at McCord
Road as a safety and congestion concern.
Estimated 100 trains per day
Both Train and vehicle traffic are projected to
increase.
State Railroad Grade Separation Funding
became available: Lucas County Engineers
office and TMACOG applied.
Project Basics
A project to construct an underpass at McCord
Road and the Norfolk-Southern railroad track
Build a roundabout at North Mall Drive/Hall
Street.
Prime Contractor: Beaver Excavating
Company
Project Cost: $24.3 Million
Start: August 4, 2014
Complete: November 2016
McCord Road Today
McCord Rd Winter 2016
Construction Timeline
2014
Now through December
• Intermittent lane restrictions on McCord Road
from Airport Highway to Angola Road
• Lane restrictions possible on N. Mall Drive
• Crews build temporary railroad track foundation
& temporary roadway (S. Holland Park
Boulevard)
• Restrictions will be for moving equipment
ODOT Project McCord Rd
Stage 1
Construction Timeline
2015 McCord
• Spring 2015 – McCord Road/Hall/Mall Drive
75 DAY CLOSURE
McCord Road at North Mall Drive & Hall
Street will be closed to construct
roundabout
• Accommodate Springfield Local Schools
• Detour: Airport Highway; Holland-Sylvania
Road; Angola Road
Construction Timeline
2015
• 75 Day Closure
North Mall Drive at the west entrance to
Wal*mart
Summer 2015
Construction Timeline
2015 – Early Spring-Fall 2015
• Stage 2: Preliminary construction of stage 2
will start in March 2015
• Stage 2 has 4 phases including:
The closures of McCord Road -North Mall
Drive – Hall Street from May through August.
• The pump station construction will begin
early 2015 as well.
ODOT Project McCord Rd
Stage 2
ODOT Project McCord Rd
Stage 2: Pedestrian Plan
Construction Timeline
• Stage 3: Fall 2015-Spring 2016
• Roundabout at McCord Road and Mall
Drive/Hall opens
• Temporary road (Holland Park Roadway) will
be open
• McCord will remain closed through August
2016
ODOT Project 140236 McCord Rd
Stage 3
Construction Timeline
Stage 4
Remaining portion of McCord Road, north of
the roundabout, will be completed by end of
September 2016
Remove temporary road, temporary railroad
tracks and resurface the project.
ODOT Project 140236 McCord Rd
Stage 4
Roundabout Video
Nearby ODOT Projects
• I-475 Bridge Widening Projects
• TWO CLOSURES OF ANGOLA ROAD
SEPTEMBER 2014 - 90 day Closure of Angola at
I-475.
• SPRING 2015 - 90 day Closure of Angola at
I-475.
Detour: McCord; Airport Hwy; Holland-Sylvania
Nearby ODOT Projects
• I-475 Bridge Widening Projects
• Possibility of Angola Road and McCord Road
begin closed at the same time
• GOAL is to minimize this possibility
Public Information
OHGO