Client
City of Gahanna

Location
Gahanna, Ohio

Services
Traffic Impact Study
Safety Analysis
Data Collection
Construction Cost Estimates
Utility Coordination
Capacity Analysis
Benefit-Cost Analysis
Geometrics & Alignment
Traffic Counts

This project will provide the City of Gahanna a safety analysis and alternative development/evaluation to address the congestion issues at the Stygler Road/Agler Road/US 62 area and the two intersections these three roadways form. This area has been a concern for the City and its citizens for some time. Many projects, small and large, have been implemented over the years to address the main issue: congestion. The existing infrastructure has already been maximized, so a complete solution is necessary to obtain lasting results for future traffic and accommodate desired growth and redevelopment. This project intends to solve these issues by producing alternatives, evaluating those alternatives, and selecting a preferred alternative that is fundable. The goal of the preferred alternative will be to solve transportation issues, maximize the economic vitality of the area, increase walkability, address future development expectations, and minimize impacts. To date, Carpenter Marty Transportation has collected count data, developed traffic volumes for expected future developments in the area, compiled and analyzed crash data, developed ten different alternatives, presented those alternatives to the public in four separate open house meetings, analyzed and evaluated alternatives, developed an alternatives evaluation report, and selected the preferred alternative. Public involvement was established as an instrumental key to the success of this project from the beginning. A similar study and concept was previously presented to address the congestion issues at the Stygler Road/Agler Road/US 62 area, but was halted because of public concerns. History showed that keeping the public involved throughout the process will be the vital to the acceptance of the project.  Carpenter Marty Transportation accomplished this by adding alternatives brought forward by the City and public throughout the process and by providing a team member at each alternative to explain concepts in detail to the public in an open house style forum. This involved up to eight Carpenter Marty Transportation team members attending each of the four public involvement meetings to date. Each team member was well-informed of the details and intricacies of the project and alternatives and prepared to discuss said details with the public. The Carpenter Marty Transportation team exceeded the City’s expectations receiving exceptional reviews from both the City and the public. Tasks yet to be conducted include: production of an ODOT formal safety study and funding applications.