Columbus Pours $24M Into Driving Park’s Deadliest Corridor in $2.8B Budget

E. Livingston Ave. Between S. 18th St. & Nelson Rd. — Targeted Traffic-Safety Corridor

Mayor Andrew Ginther stood inside the Driving Park Community Center to unveil a proposed $2.8 billion capital budget that puts $24 million toward fixing one of the city’s deadliest stretches of road right outside the building’s doors. The centerpiece of that spending is East Livingston Avenue, where Ginther said the goal is to end fatal and serious crashes along the corridor.

The mayor’s announcement, reported by WOSU Public Media, comes as the city looks to improve traffic safety along Livingston Avenue.

Why Livingston Avenue Made the Cut

The corridor’s safety concerns help explain the urgency. The proposed work focuses on East Livingston Avenue between 18th Street and Nelson Road…

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