Road Diets in

Columbus
Brian Hagerty, PE
Bill Lewis, PE

Road Diet - What is it?

A process to better utilize existing

infrastructure
Rebalance your transportation portfolio

Case Study: King Avenue

Case Study: King Avenue

Character/Classification: Collector
Configuration: Two lane, two way

Speed Limit: 35 mph

ADT: 8,000

Setting: Urban - residential, some commercial

Jurisdiction(s): City of Columbus

Case Study: King Avenue

Case Study: King Avenue

Case Study: Karl Road

Case Study: Karl Road

Character/Classification: Minor Arterial

Configuration: Four lane, two way

Speed Limit: 35 mph

ADT: 11,000-13,000

Setting: Suburban residential, commercial

Jurisdiction(s): City of Columbus

Case Study: Karl Road

Case Study: Karl Road

Case Study: Henderson Road

Case Study: Henderson Road

Character/Classification: Minor Arterial

Configuration: Four lane, two way, divided

Speed Limit: 50 mph

ADT: 31,500

Setting: Suburban residential, commercial

Jurisdiction(s): City of Columbus, ODOT

Case Study: Henderson Road

Case Study: Henderson Road

Case Study: Fourth and

Summit Streets (US-23)

Case Study: Fourth and

Summit Streets (US-23)

Character/Classification: Arterial
Configuration: Three lane, one way couplets

Speed Limit: 35 mph

ADT: 10,000-12,000 each

Setting: Urban residential, some commercial

Jurisdiction(s): City of Columbus, ODOT

Case Study: Fourth and

Summit Streets (US-23)

Modeled as a constrained corridor

Design Year Traffic 12 years (3R)

Remove Peak Hour parking restrictions

Reduce vehicle lanes to 2 full time

Add bike lanes

So how do you get a Road Diet

project done in your community?

So how do you get a Road Diet

project done in your community?

Presentation Take-a-ways

A road diet is a process for

reallocating pavement, a public
infrastructure, to meet current needs.

Questions?
Brian Hagerty, PE
Brian.Hagerty@stantec.com
(614)-486-4383

Bill Lewis, PE
walewis@columbus.gov
(614)-645-6086

Coming together is a beginning.

Staying together is progress.
Working together is success.
Henry Ford