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Columbus presents refined alignment for Home Road water plant transmission mains; Dublin to negotiate easements
Summary
Columbus Water and consultants updated Dublin City Council on the Home Road water plant transmission mains project: corridor evaluation and alignment refinements aim to reduce traffic and construction impacts, Muirfield will be staged with one main on each side, and Columbus said it will begin seeking four easements from Dublin and step up outreach and school coordination.
City of Columbus Division of Water staff and consultants briefed Dublin City Council on March 9 about refinements to the Home Road Water Plant transmission-mains alignment and the project's next steps.
Tim Huffman, manager of distribution engineering, and project staff said the mains are large (48‑inch diameter) and the project responded to rising regional demand. The team described an evaluation that considered easements, traffic impacts, environmental conflicts, business impacts and cost in a pairwise comparison across more than 100 miles of potential corridors. From that analysis, a recommended corridor and phased approach emerged.
Staff described several alignment refinements intended to reduce construction duration and…
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