COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Construction on the first phase of the Capital Line pedestrian and bicycle project is getting underway this month, marking a slight shift from the timeline city officials outlined late last year.
Work on the $100 million, two-mile pathway through Downtown was expected to begin in December. A spokesperson for Downtown Columbus Inc., which is leading the project in partnership with the city’s Department of Public Service, confirmed to NBC4 that initial construction instead began this month with work to fill underground vaults beneath East Gay Street.
According to an updated construction schedule posted on Downtown Columbus Inc.’s website, Miles-McClellan was selected as the subcontractor for the vault work and began mobilizing the week of Jan. 13. Officials said there will be no visible construction or impacts to nearby businesses during this early phase. Watch a previous NBC4 report on the Capital Line in the video player above.
Vault stabilization began on Tuesday at 1 E. Gay St. and will be followed by work at additional addresses along the corridor through early April. Property owners will be contacted directly ahead of work at their locations, and items stored in vaults must be removed before construction…