Columbus awards $334,771 contract to modernize Rocky Ford at Central Avenue signals

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The City of Columbus is moving forward with infrastructure updates following approval from the Board of Public Works and Safety to award a major traffic signal modernization contract.

Midwestern Electric was awarded the $334,771 contract to upgrade the signalization at the intersection of Rocky Ford Road and Central Avenue. The improvement project aims to refresh aging hardware, increase intersection safety, and improve overall traffic flow along the busy city corridor.

In addition to the Rocky Ford project, the board approved issuing a Notice to Bidders for Project 26-14, which will add a new traffic signal at the intersection of State Route 46 and Tipton Lakes Boulevard.

Both actions passed both actions unanimously during the session.