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Started 1 year ago by Kokumo
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Kokumo

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Why has it taken almost four years for construction on Front St.? Add to that the new courthouse addition, the unusable bridges and the "river walk". It's unfortunately the only way for me to get home to the west side (Frainklinton). I keep having to get my auto wheels realigned. This can't be that hard. Should be fun to navigate when all those fests start in a few weeks...

Posted 1 year ago #
somebuckeye
Franklinton
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Yeah, whether I'm on a bike or a car, once I cross over the main st bridge it totally sucks. I would love if all that stuff were done by this summer, but it's mid-May already and I just don't see it happening.

Posted 1 year ago #
Chris Sherman
East Franklinton
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Sewers, water mains, utilities, new buildings, curbs, sidewalks all take time. Go slow and your car will thank you for it. Yes it's a pain in the ass but well worth it.

Posted 1 year ago #
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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I believe it's been just a little over two years of full-blown construction in the area (which in my opinion really got started with the construction of the Annex at Riversouth).

And I'd say the main reason it's taken a long amount of time is due to the fact that this is nearly a dozen significant projects in one:

- Lazarus Building Renovation
- The Annex at Riversouth Apartments
- Front Street Two-Way Conversion
- Restoration of Town Street
- Scioto Mile
- Civic Center Two-Way Conversion
- Riversouth Parking Garage
- Franklin County Courthouse Annex
- Utility/Sewer Work
- Streetscaping projects on Rich, Main, Second, Mound and other streets

More updates and news on the RiverSouth neighborhood: http://www.columbusunderground.com/tag/riversouth/

Posted 1 year ago #
GCrites80s
5xNW
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Oooh, didn't know that many two-way conversions were in the pipeline. Tubular.

Posted 1 year ago #
jpizzow
580 N. Park St.
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Not to mention the fact that they can work on only one side of the road at a time.

I'm just waiting for the next residential, mixed use, whatever to be announced. The area has a lot of momentum to be a residential node as the amenities to support a residential lifestyle are ever-increasing.

Posted 1 year ago #
bldng4jstc
Downtown
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I do say that I agree it should take a descent amount of time to get done right, but I could see the lack of visual progress being frustrating. They have not opened or switched sides on any of the streets in months. The progress on the Rich St. bridge appears to be even slower. The manpower also never seems to be present.

After the success of the Annex, some new residential has to occur. I'm sure the asking price by lot owners will slow any progress.

Posted 1 year ago #
bldng4jstc
Downtown
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Wow that sounded really pessimistic, I applaud the effort and glad to see they're doing a complete job. The mile is one of my favorite things about moving to the area.

Posted 1 year ago #
Analogue Kid
5th by West-Northwest
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Since this isn't just a repaving project and they're replacing everything, I think the pace is understandable. There has been a lot of progress in the past few weeks though, especially on Rich.

Posted 1 year ago #