To

Mayor and Council

Subject

13th Street Bridge Closure

Initiator

Engineering

Recommendation

Approve the attached resolution authorizing a multi-day closure of the 13th \n \n Street Bridge across the Chattahoochee River for five days.

Approval

Pending

Background

The City is working with a movie production company who requested filming a

portion of their movie (Need for Speed) on the 13th Street Bridge over the

Chattahoochee River. As noted on the attached letter, they requested that the

bridge be closed for five days, June 4th thru 8th.

Analysis

City staff met to discuss this request plus the use of certain Public Safety

personnel and equipment. The Engineering Department is reviewing the proposed

detour that will be needed to be in place to accommodate the bridge closing.

13th Street bridge traffic will be detoured to Veterans Parkway south to 4th

Street west across the Oglethorpe Bridge to Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway to

Broad St (Phenix City) to 13th Street and the reverse travel pattern.



The NFS production crew is coordinating the needs for this filming with both

Columbus and Phenix City. The primary need for the bridge closure is for the

set up time to shoot each film sequence. There is an accident scene in the

movie on the bridge which requires ramping and a large crane to be set up. All

of their work will be accomplished without any damage to the bridge or

contamination to the river.



The proposed resolution authorizes the Police Chief and Traffic Engineering

Manager to approve alternate days should weather or other conditions require

rescheduling the closure dates.

Financial Considerations

NFS Productions will compensate the City for any personnel, vehicles and

equipment needing for their work.

Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement

This movie may make Columbus a more attractive destination for the movie

industry.

Legal Considerations

The City staff has advised NFS Productions of the liability insurance

requirements for the work and to protect the City.

Recommendations/ Actions

Approve the closure of the 13th Street Bridge for five days.

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