A bit of traffic relief is finally coming as construction of the long discussed roundabout at the intersection of Avery, Rings and Cara began on February 10th. This start to the project required the full closure of Rings Road (East) to Norn Street for more than a week to begin installation of sanitary sewer lines and manholes. The construction will include storm and sanitary sewer installation on the east side of Avery Road, along Cara Road and Cara Court. Curbs and gutters will also be built along those streets. 60% of the roundabout will be built on the west side of Avery Road.
Next up: The intersection of Avery & Rings Road (including Cara Court) is CLOSED for 60 days (the closure began on Monday, June 9th).
While the intersection of Avery, Rings and Cara will be closed to through traffic, access to homes and Ted Kaltenbach Park will be maintained via a temporary road. Detours will be posted, most likely diverting traffic to Cosgray to travel north and south. The decision to allow total closure of Avery and Rings shortens total construction time by about 6 months and saves the City $300,000. Cut-through traffic on Stockton Way and Cramer’s Crossing Drive is occurring as drivers seek a quick way of getting around the closure. Traffic has also increased on Rings Road East as drivers look for a way to get to Emerald Parkway to avoid the closure. The City has intermittently placed speed signs to remind drivers the speed limits are 25 mph on these residential streets.
The $6.2 million roundabout project is scheduled to be substantially complete by the end of October 2025. Also included in the project are new sidewalks, a shared use path, a pedestrian bridge and street lighting. This roundabout is considered an Interim Intersection Improvement project since the widening of Avery Road (and the Tuttle Crossing Blvd. extension) will not be happening in the near future. According to Paul Hammersmith, City of Dublin Director of Engineering, “the extension is not currently programmed in Dublin’s 5-Year Capital Improvements Program (CIP). The CIP is evaluated and updated annually and the (Tuttle) extension is always discussed as part of that update. Given the cost of the extension, the City of Dublin desires to have other agencies participate in funding the extension considering its regional benefit to the surrounding transportation network.”
Once the roundabout is completed there will finally be a safer way to make a turn to travel north on Avery Road, especially during busy times. The narrow and overloaded Avery Road however, will not be getting any relief for the forseeable future– as Columbus and Hilliard allow more commercial and apartment development to our south along Riggins Road.
NEW: The Resident Letter from the City of Dublin which outlines the entire project can be found here.
Click here to see the project memo and resolution approved by Dublin City Council on January 13, 2025. Complete project information can be found here.