Project Date: Ongoing | Anticipated Completion Date: Summer 2031

True Inspection Services is providing project engineering and construction inspection services on this major roadway rehabilitation and widening project. This project is part of a series of projects to reconstruct Interstates 70/71 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. When complete, the projects will result in new urban avenues with complete streets, enhanced freeway crossings with safe pedestrian and bicyclist accommodations, and the removal of outdated ramps. Project work items include reconstruction of portions of I-70 east and west, I-71 north, reconstruction of I-70 from SR 315 to Grant Avenue, including bridges over the Scioto River, SR315, NFS and CSX railroads, reconstruction of 3rd, 4th and High Street bridges, along with the construction of seven retaining walls. The total construction cost is estimated at $343 million, started in Spring of 2024 and is slated to be completed by Summer of 2031.

Gregory Channel, P.E.

Construction Engineer 2

Mr. Channel has 33 years of experience with ODOT with majority of those years in construction. He has been involved with highway construction projects as an Engineer since 2007 in District 6. His experience includes a multitude of projects which include airport access, new and overlay bridge decks, resurfacing, major widening, intersection improvements, culvert replacements, sidewalks, noise walls, interchange reconfiguration, and dilemma zone signals which included safety studies. Mr. Channel is serving as the Construction Engineer 2 on this project, overseeing staff and all of the project details.

Project Date: 2016 – 2018

The scope of this project was to reconstruct, widen and realign the Elm Street underpass beneath the Indiana and Ohio Railway’s (IORY) track. It also include the reconstruction, widening and realignment of Elm Street between Bellefontaine Avenue and Shawnee Street. Further, it included a roundabout at the center of five points intersecting Elm Street, Bellefontaine Avenue and SCalumet Avenue.

TIS Responsibilities for the Lima Railroad Project.

TIS conducted inspections on the lima railroad project, providing QA oversight to shoofly construction, bridge construction, roundabout construction and managing the document control system for the project.

Fred Humphrey

Project Inspector

Mr. Humphrey provided construction inspection services for the City of Lima Rail Grade Separation Project. He provided oversight to the shoofly construction, new bridge construction and the roundabout construction.