Ohio Department of Transportation

US-33 Smart Mobility Infrastructure - Columbus, Ohio

J. Ranck Electric (JRE) was contracted by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to install phase two of the 33 Smart Mobility Corridor, from East Liberty to Dublin, Ohio. The Smart Mobility Corridor, 35 miles of four-lane, limited access highway between Dublin and East Liberty, northwest of Columbus, will equip ODOT with high-capacity fiber optic cable to link researchers and traffic monitors with data from embedded and wireless sensors along the roadway. These links will allow for automotive testing, research and manufacturing facilities to test smart transportation technologies on a highway that carries up to 50,000 vehicles per day through rural and urban settings in a full range of weather conditions.

The Smart Mobility Corridor is a key component of the state’s new Smart Mobility Initiative, a collaborative effort between Ohio Department of Transportation, the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Transportation Research Center, Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission, local universities, and military facilities.

Project Details

• 97,521’ of 1.5” duct

• 30,510’ of conduit

• 100,695’ of trench

• 438 pull boxes installed

• 22 Lighting and step-down transformer and support

• Over 23,000’ of 24 strand fiber optic cable installed

• Over 14,500’ of 48 strand fiber optic cable installed

• 61 Fiber termination panels installed

• 56 Ground or pole mounted ITS cabinets installed

• 61 Roadside units installed

• Installation of 60 light poles