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City reports timeline for downtown punch‑list, Gender Road Phase 6 and Winchester Boulevard roundabout
Summary
Construction director Bill Sims told council on May 19 that the High Street downtown punch list, Gender Road Phase 6, bridge beam painting and several utility relocation projects are active; Winchester Boulevard roundabout work is expected to start in late June with a 90‑day closure of the existing pavement and completion targeted for October.
Construction Director Bill Sims briefed Canal Winchester City Council on May 19, 2025 with a status update on multiple city capital projects, estimated timelines and traffic impacts.
Sims said work on the High Street project will resume to finish punch-list items downtown, including manhole and water-box grade adjustments and installation of the city logo in the High and Waterloo intersection. “We are anticipating having everything wrapped up by the end of the month,” he told council.
Gender Road Phase 6 work has resumed; crews were painting bridge beams from below, and Sims said east-side beams were becoming a “black finish” instead of the previously green color. He reported bridge work and other punch‑list completion would continue over the next two weeks. Strauser Construction is completing the 2025 street program concrete work (sidewalk and curb replacements), with most sidewalk work in Ashbrook and most curb replacement in Westchester; Sims said the contractor aims to complete concrete pours within days and begin restorations and seeding.
Sims said the Head Works project is underway with utility locating and electric tracing and that Kekozing will mobilize two crews for utility relocation next week. The city’s 2025 pavement repairs are set to start in early June with resurfacing scheduled for mid‑June.
On Winchester Boulevard improvements Sims said the city executed a contract with Strauser Construction and expects work to begin in June and likely later in the month, with full completion targeted in October. He warned council the project will require an approximately 90‑day closure of existing pavement while the majority of the roundabout is built; temporary pavement will be constructed adjacent to the work to maintain traffic, and some access interruptions for Winchester Square businesses are expected. The city has distributed maps to affected businesses showing closures and alternative access.
Sims also reported design work on the East Waterloo storm-sewer relocation and on McGill Park Phase 2B — described as park development north of the pickleball courts — is underway. On private projects he said OhioHealth and the Columbus Metropolitan Library have active construction.
Earlier in the meeting the council adopted a resolution recognizing Public Works Week May 18–24 and later approved an easement from Isaac W. Kaiser to accept a water-main easement tied to a new house on Clinton Street.
Sims and staff answered council questions about timelines and minimizing lane closures during active work; staff asked residents to respect posted closures and noted certain pavement repairs will be scheduled after school is out to reduce disruption.
