It’s been a rough winter. The average snowfall in Columbus for the whole month of February is 5.9 inches. Mother Nature doubled that monthly average in a single February day last month (the city was ambushed with more than 10 inches of the white stuff on February 15).

While schools closed, and businesses sent folks home early, the lights were still on at the Scioto Mile. The team was working on all sorts of projects – utilities, duct work, electrical wiring and conduit . . . indoors. Although the Scioto Mile development celebrates the great outdoors, there are plenty of indoor projects that have been moving steadily forward – inside the restaurant or beneath the band shell, or even underground.

Like everyone else in Columbus, the Scioto Mile team has spent hours shoveling snow (bulldozers are really nice to have this time of year). To be honest, weather conditions can slow down progress, but a savvy planning crew knows how to bring a year-round project in on time.

You’ve heard of floating a check, or floating an idea; smart schedulers use floating days. A float day provides some buffer time in a project. That extra time, plus longer sunlight hours in the spring and a few consolidated processes will keep this venture on schedule.

In fact, the Mile can even afford a few more snow days. Like it or not, March has always come with an average of 4.4 inches of snowfall in Columbus.

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