6,240
Feet Long
27
Foot Inner Diameter
2019
Scheduled Year of Completion
5
Drop Shafts
PROJECT TYPE
Specialty
LOCATION
Akron, Ohio
OWNER
The City of Akron
SERVICES PROVIDED
Community Relations
Construction Management
Construction Schedule and Engineer’s Estimates
Contract Documents
Independent Review of Project Design
Inspections
Quality Management
Risk Management Services
Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel
Overseeing Akron’s Largest Municipal Construction Project
Welty is partnered with Parsons and Thomarios to provide Construction Management services on the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel (OCIT). The tunnel will serve as the new sewer system for the City of Akron, collecting up to 25.6 million gallons of sewage and storm water during heavy rain events. OCIT is the largest municipal construction project in the history of the City of Akron. The tunnel, which will span 6,240 feet, will be dug by a 325-foot tunnel boring machine nicknamed Rosie. OCIT will help to improve and maintain water quality in the Cuyahoga River.
