COLUMBUS – City and neighborhood leaders were on hand Tuesday to formally kick off a $19 million project to rebuild Hudson Street between I-71 and Cleveland Avenue in Linden.
“The project represents further advancement of the ‘big ideas’ outlined in the One Linden Community Plan that the city, our partners and the Linden community are implementing to revitalize and reinvigorate this proud neighborhood,” Mayor Andrew Ginther said during the groundbreaking ceremony.
During the reconstruction, which is scheduled to be complete in 2024, the roadway will be completely rebuilt, with a new waterline, storm sewers, a sidewalk and a shared-use path.
Those improvements are intended to enhance safety along the corridor, targeted for safety enhancements due to the high number of fatal and serious injury crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists.
Other planned improvements include new traffic signals, streets lights and trees, and improvements to the eastern leg of the intersection at I-71 to serve as a “gateway to Linden,” Ginther said.
Construction is already underway on Hudson Street between Cleveland Avenue and McGuffey Road as crews install a new 24-inch waterline to replace the existing 100-year-old line.
The second phase of construction will occur between McGuffey Road and I-71.
Each phase is expected to take about one year with Hudson Street is projected to be fully reopened to traffic in summer 2024.
Throughout construction, eastbound traffic on Hudson Street will be maintained while westbound traffic will be detoured to Weber Road.