Tagged: Cannon Drive Relocation – Phase 2

The Olentangy Trail remains closed between Woody Hayes Drive and John Herrick Drive through late November 2023. Trail users are being rerouted along a marked detour east of Ohio Stadium, south through Buckeye Grove before crossing Herrick Drive, to Cannon Drive and 12th Avenue, prior to returning to the trail. Signage has been posted long the trail to indicate the reroute.

From May 15 through late November 2023, the Olentangy Trail will be closed between Woody Hayes Drive and John Herrick Drive. Trail users will be rerouted along a marked detour east of Ohio Stadium, south through Buckeye Grove before crossing Herrick Drive, to Cannon Drive and 12th Avenue, prior to returning to the trail. Signage will be posted to notify users of the detour.

From March 27 through the end of August 2023, the Cannon / Herrick intersection and the Herrick Bridge will be closed. Traffic, including CABS, will be rerouted via Woody Hayes to Cannon to Herrick via a new temporary road through the Lincoln lot.

From March 13 through March 17, Cannon Drive, just north of Morrill Tower, will be closed in both directions for utility work as part of the Cannon Drive Relocation – Phase 2 project. CABS will be rerouted via Herrick Drive with no service to the Drake and Towers stops. CABS On-Demand will continue to service the mid-towers stops. Access to the stadium lots will be maintained from the north and access to the Lincoln and Morrill towers moats will be maintained from the south. View the university traffic impact map for updates on projects that will impact your commute.

With more than 17,000 trees on the Columbus campus, green space and the overall tree canopy are important aspects of Ohio State’s landscape architecture. Facilities Operations and Development Landscape Services regularly plants trees to support sustainability and campus beautification. When a tree must be removed, multiple replacement trees often pop up as a result.

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 Lincoln parking lot closes permanently and select spaces in the mid-Tower lot will be closed through the end of March 2023. Alternate ADA parking will be available in the mid-Tower lot.

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.

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.

Cannon Drive Relocation – Phase 2 aligns with the Framework plan, and continues the work of Cannon Drive – Phase 1, which created a certified flood levee between King Avenue and John Herrick Drive. Phase 2 will continue that work northbound by rebuilding the roadway between John Herrick Drive and Woody Hayes Drive.

Watch the flythrough video of what Cannon Drive will look like when Phase 2 is complete.

Columbus Business First recently highlighted major construction updates occurring on Ohio State's Columbus campus. Among those include the naming of MasTec as the new contractor for the Combined Heat and Power Plant. In addition, Cannon Drive Phase Two, kicks off in January 2023. The project will rebuild the roadway between John Herrick Drive and Woody Hayes Drive at its current elevation and construct a certified ODNR flood protection levee.