PLYMOUTH — Plymouth City Engineer Dan Sellers came before the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety to seek a commitment to proceed with a project on Oak Drive in Plymouth.
Sellers outlined the project that would enhance pedestrian safety on a section of Oak Drive from U.S. 30 to Jefferson and a second section from East Jefferson to Lake Ave.
The cost estimate of the project is $4.8 million, and it would not begin construction until 2031. Sellers is in the process of applying for grant money for the project that would make it an 80/20 match, which would make the city’s portion of the project around $1 million. If the grant request is successful, the preliminary engineering phase will begin next year at an estimated cost of $168,000. Sellers said that he had enough money in his budget for the coming year to cover that cost.
Without the preliminary engineering and an environmental study, the city cannot approach land owners in the project area about purchasing the right of way. Currently, the plan calls for no relocation of current infrastructure and utilities.
Mayor Robert Listenberger stated that the project would “dovetail” with the current similar project on Harrison Street that is scheduled to be completed at approximately the same time the Oak Drive project would begin.
The board voted unanimously in support of continuing the process.
