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Gahanna updates public‑service and engineering priorities; staff to study service complex options and signal timing upgrades
Summary
Public Service and Engineering presented 2026 work plans including a new facility maintenance division, expanded maintenance programs, two intersection rebuilds and a citywide signal timing evaluation; staff proposed a $100,000 study to assess the Oklahoma parks/service garage complex and said an ideal consolidated service complex would need roughly 10–12 acres.
Directors for Public Service and Engineering presented Gahanna’s 2026 operational priorities on Nov. 24, emphasizing facility planning, maintenance expansions and transportation investments.
Public Service Director Anvers said the department is preparing for the move to 825 Tech Center Drive, establishing a new facility maintenance division, expanding programs (street sweeping, sign replacement) and increasing dump‑truck routes from six to seven to improve coverage. He also said the department will oversee two full intersection rebuilds (Agler & Imperial and a new signal tied to the new high school) and add six video detection replacements for traffic signals.
Engineering outlined a multi‑year slate of capital priorities: advancing the comprehensive transportation mobility plan in the first half of 2026, conducting an evaluation and optimization of signal timing across roughly 40–41 signalized intersections (including Hamilton Road and Granville Street corridors), and coordinating city work with major ODOT projects (I‑270 bridge over Hamilton Road and the Windridge bridge). Engineering notified council that a contract for the Taylor Road waterline project is expected on Dec. 8.
On facilities, staff discussed the Oklahoma parks/service garage complex north of Friendship Park as a potential location for a consolidated service complex but flagged floodplain constraints and other limitations. The administration proposed using $100,000 in capital budget funds to evaluate the site (geotechnical, design, mapping flood impacts) and determine whether renovation or relocation is preferable. Staff estimated an ideal consolidated complex would need roughly 10–12 acres and noted combining adjacent parcels (including 181 Granville) could approach 8.5–9.5 acres, though private development pressure can limit acquisition options.
Council members asked whether the previously cited $1,000,000 figure to bring an existing complex up to minimum standards was still accurate; staff said that number was likely outdated and that the $100,000 study would produce better cost estimates given current construction costs. No final decisions were made; staff will return with study results and contract action items in December and during the 2026 CIP and budget process.
