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UPDATE Oct 17 - The Olentangy Bike Trail between John Herrick Drive and King Avenue has reopened. Construction work around the bike trail will continue through the end of October. Dirt will be graded, and seeding will follow.

Below are parking and transportation plans for staff who work in the Wexner Medical Center area during home football Saturdays.  Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead, allow additional travel time and follow the directions of traffic control officers in this area.

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UPDATED June 21 at 12:45 p.m.

Cannon Drive, between 12th Avenue and John Herrick Drive, opened Friday, June 21. Lane closures along Cannon Drive will occur in July for roadway restriping, but traffic will be maintained in both directions. 

Beginning Thursday evening, May 2, and continuing through Saturday, May 4, King Avenue, between Old Cannon Drive and Cannon Drive, will be reduced to one lane in each direction. These lane closures are also scheduled to occur again May 17-19.

As previously shared, the lane closures will accommodate City of Columbus sewer work. Traffic delays are anticipated during this time. Motorists should plan accordingly and allow additional time for travel.

Summer is prime time for construction as the university invests in the campus of the future. Multiple construction projects, starting on or around Mon. (5/6) will impact vehicles and pedestrians. A closure of College Road will detour traffic and CABS routes. Detours may be slow as construction reduces High Street to one lane in each direction. On campus, 11th Avenue will become one-way westbound. Review summer construction phasing maps online to plan ahead. You’re going places. Get there safely!

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Beginning Monday (3/25) and continuing for approximately 60 days, a portion of the eastern-most northbound lane of Old Cannon Drive will be closed. Access to Evans Hall and the Dodd Lot will be maintained. The two-month closure will accommodate City of Columbus sewer work. Traffic delays are anticipated during this time. Motorists should plan accordingly and allow additional time for travel.

One mammoth project Ohio State is in the midst of is along the hospital corridor.

The school will build an 840-bed replacement to the original University Hospital along with a west campus urgent care and outpatient clinic. The project also straightens and relocates Cannon Drive to the west, protecting the hospital campus from floods and creating 12 acres for development.

Read the Business First article.

Motorists who commute to and from the area near The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center got some good news this week: The ramp to southbound SR-315 has reopened after nearly sixth months.

The ramp at Cannon Drive and 12th Avenue had been closed since June as work progressed on Ohio State’s Cannon Drive relocation project.

Read more from the Dispatch article.

UPDATED 12/2/18 - The entrance ramp to southbound State Route 315 at Cannon Drive and 12th Avenue is now open. 12th Avenue has reopened to Cannon Drive. Cannon Drive, between 12th Avenue and Medical Center Drive, has also reopened. Lane closures along Cannon Drive will occur, however traffic will be maintained in both directions.

Left turns from westbound Medical Center Drive to southbound Cannon Drive are not permitted. Westbound Med Center Drive traffic must turn left on Old Cannon Drive to access King Avenue.

The straightening and elevating of Cannon Drive, which runs parallel to the Olentangy River, supports future growth of the university and the Wexner Medical Center and will create a certified levee to serve as future flood protection. As part of the Cannon Drive Relocation project, construction continues on a new pump station located at the southwest corner of Cannon Drive and Medical Center Drive. After heavy rain, the river elevation may rise above storm water outlets, making it difficult for storm water to flow easily from campus through storm water sewers and into the river.