Preparations for the Cannon Drive Relocation – Phase 2 project continue. Beginning January 30, fencing installation north of Herrick begins. Cannon Drive sidewalks near Lincoln and north of Morrill will close. Alternate pathways east of the towers are available. The Olentangy Trail will be detoured to the lower path with local trail access just south of Drake.
The Classroom Wing, Phase 2 of the Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center, is nearing the finish line with final inspections scheduled for May 2023 and a move-in date of mid-July. The renovation of Hamilton Hall, Phase 3, is scheduled to open in January 2024. The Anatomy Wing, Phase 1, opened in January 2022.
Cannon Drive Relocation – Phase 2 will rebuild the roadway between John Herrick Drive and Woody Hayes Drive to construct a certified ODNR flood protection levee. Area landscaping, including tree removal along the Olentangy Trail, has begun in order to make way for the levee.
Construction on the largest single facilities project ever undertaken at Ohio State is approximately 40% complete. The building features large windows in patient rooms providing natural light, and a view of the Olentangy River. Standing at 410-feet tall, when complete, the inpatient hospital will be the 10th tallest building in Columbus.
Cannon Drive Relocation – Phase 2 construction will begin in January 2023. The project will rebuild the roadway between John Herrick Drive and Woody Hayes Drive and construct a certified ODNR flood protection levee. Facilities Operations and Development’s Tom Ekegren discusses how the work adds up to 500-year flood protection for the Columbus campus.
