The next phase of the Rocky Ford Road Project will begin Wednesday. Milestone Contractors LP will begin the construction and plans to close Rocky Ford Road from Taylor Road to Talley Road on Wednesday at 9 a.m. The road will be closed to thru traffic and a detour route has been posted, said the Columbus City Engineer’s Office.

Officials say that the road will be closed to all traffic between Talley Road and Virginia Street. Milestone will immediately begin constructing underground storm sewers and water mains in the area. Later this fall, they will begin replacing the bridge over Sloan Branch. This section is expected to re-open early next year.

The section between Taylor Road and Carolina Street will be closed to through traffic but will remain open to residents along the road.

Construction of the Rocky Ford improvements began early this year with the relocation of utility lines. With that work now nearly complete, the contractor can begin the street construction.

Rocky Ford Road is a major east-west thoroughfare across the northern section of the city. The city previously improved two other sections of Rocky Ford Road from Central Avenue to Taylor Road. The improvements to this section from Taylor Road to Talley Road will include: one lane in each direction, a two-way left turn lane, bicycle lanes, sidewalks along both sides of the street, the installation of storm sewer and the replacement of the bridge over Sloan Branch.
The project is expected to be completed late in 2017.