Movement continues on the project to construct an overpass taking vehicles over the railroad tracks at State Road 11 and Jonathan Moore Pike. During Monday’s meeting of the Columbus Redevelopment Commission, city engineer Dave Hayward says that the city had negotiated a contract with Strand and Associates to serve as project manager for the city.
The redevelopment commission voted unanimously to approve the resolution to hire Strand and Associates.
The body also considered a resolution to contribute a considerable sum to the overpass project out of the downtown Cummins Tax-Increment Financing District. Stan Gamso, attorney for the redevelopment commission, explains that Columbus officials began looking for possible avenues to help cover the city’s estimated $15 million contribution.
That resolution, recommending that the city council approve the contribution, was approved. Gamso says that, in addition to the Cummins TIF District contribution, the fund contains $4 million from the redevelopment commission, with a $1.5 million contribution from the county still pending.