Columbus City Council approves East Broad utility relocation funding, park lighting contract and three settlements

Columbus City Council at its meeting (date not specified) approved several spending measures and settlements, including authorization of up to $1,311,700.25 to relocate utilities for the East Broad Street widening project, a contract for park and sports‑court lighting improvements, and three settlement payments totaling $170,000, officials said.

The East Broad Street measure authorizes the director of the Department of Public Service to pay utility relocation costs to multiple providers — including American Electric Power, AT&T, Spectrum and Windstream — to allow widening of about one mile of East Broad from east of I‑270 to west of Bryce Road. "This is our larger East Broad Street widening project to accommodate all the additional traffic that's popped up out on East Broad Street over the years," said Director Scacco of the Department of Public Service. He said the relocations are necessary to install sidewalks, lighting, stormwater improvements, signal work, retaining walls and a shared‑use path that will also address traffic operations at McNaughton Road.

Council also approved a contract with Proline Electric Inc.…