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36 I ICT TODAY BACKGROUND OF OHIO'S US33 SMART MOBILITY CORRIDOR PROJECT The project area spanned Franklin, Union, and Logan counties, as well as the cities of Columbus, Dublin, and Marysville. "This project also tied into the Smart City Challenge won by Columbus, Ohio in 2016 when it beat 78 other cities nationwide. The USDOT pledged up to $40 million plus $10 million in private funding for Columbus to become the country's first city to fully integrate inno- vative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors—into their transportation network." 5 The development of US33 SMC was a concerted effort of many regional players supported by the Council of Governments (COG) as shown in Figure 2. The construction of US33 SMC was completed in three phases. Phases 1 and 2 were awarded as design-build contracts through ODOT. The phases were designated as follows: Phase 1 Primary Route and Phase 2 Local Route. The requirements included in the design-build team's (DBT) scope of work included the capacity and ability to design, install, and test the fiber duct system and fiber FIGURE 2: This collaborative group was key to the development of US33 SMC. Image is courtesy of the Union County Chamber of Commerce. optic cable to complete the designated phase installation of the US33 redundant route fiber loop. Other stakeholders for the project included three separate power utilities and several communication utility providers not only in the three cities, but also in Franklin, Union, and Logan counties. The design requirements for the project involved extensive coordination with all utilities and municipalities. The DBT was responsible for all records for public and private underground utilities included in the designed construction plans. Complete and comprehensive field surveys and subsurface inves- tigations were used to document all existing underground utilities and identify proposed construction methods and locations. Phase 3 was awarded as a traditional construction project with complete engineered plans. This phase included the placement of 61 poles along US33. Each pole location required a complete Intelligent Traffic System (ITS) cabinet and foundation structure, underground communications pathway tying the pole site into the Phase 1 cable and underground pathway for power service, all within the state's right of way. US33 SMC COG STRUCTURE Infrastructure Working Group COG MEMBERS COG PARTNERS Vehicle Working Group Smart Network Working Group Engagement Working Group Finance Working Group COG Board Executive Committee