Notorious South Side intersection to get a facelift
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Alissa witnessed two near-collisions here in the two minutes it took to snap this photo. Photo: Alissa Widman Neese/Axios
One of the strangest and most notorious intersections in Columbus is still getting a planned facelift … eventually.
Why it matters: The South Side intersection of High Street, Thurman Avenue and Greenlawn Avenue has been a hazard, a traffic headache and a GPS' worst enemy.
Between the lines: Thurman and Greenlawn converge at High Street, but the two are not aligned — a confusing design that prohibits left turns onto High from either direction.
What's next: Columbus is working to fix it, but it'll take awhile.
- Construction is set to begin in the spring of 2027 for $3 million in improvements.
What they're doing: The project will improve road alignment and allow for left turns.
- It will also improve traffic signals, add a shared use path and update utilities and drainage.
The intrigue: The site was home to a long-vacant Long John Silver's, which was finally demolished this summer.
- When construction started on a new building on the site, it led some to believe that planned intersection fixes were on hold.
The bottom line: Don't worry, the two are unrelated.
- Take 5 Oil Change is being built on the property, but a Columbus Department of Public Service spokesperson tells Axios the company's site plan includes an area that the city will use for the realignment.