Motorists in Columbus can expect to experience delays as road construction begins under the first phase of the city’s overlay program.
Milestone Contractors started work Friday on First Street from Franklin to Lafayette streets, in addition to improvements on Fifth Street from Lafayette to Pearl streets and Seventh Street from Franklin to Lafayette streets.
The work is to repair places where the pavement has deteriorated, said Dave Hayward, executive director of public works/city engineer. It involves removing existing pavement and putting in new pavement on the road, Hayward said.
Columbus approved a contract for $2.1 million with Milestone for the first phase of its street overlay program that will bring improvements to more than 35 different streets in the city. Streets being upgraded were identified through the city’s pavement-management system, used to rank streets based on their overall condition, Hayward said.
“We don’t want to get any streets that involve reconstruction,” he said.
Once the patching work is completed, streets are expected to be in good condition for the next 20 to 25 years depending on factors such as soil conditions, drainage and whether the area has mild or harsh winters.
Patching work is scheduled to begin Monday on Forrest Drive from Maple to 27th streets, in addition to work on Illinois Street from Brooks Street to Gladstone Avenue. That work is expected to continue through Wednesday, according to the city.
Contractors will also begin replacing concrete cross gutters on Flintwood Drive at the intersections of Yellowwood Drive, Magnolia Street, 29th Street and Miami Drive starting Monday.
Construction will done at one intersection at a time, while drains will be installed at those same locations about a week later, according to the city.
Drivers should anticipate some delays as road repairs continue, but most streets receiving improvements through the overlay program involve flaggers, Hayward said. The city is also working to get work targeted near schools completed before the Aug. 8 start of classes.
Work on the first phase of the overlay program should be finished by Sept. 30, Hayward said.
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The following streets will get improvements under the first phase of the city’s overlay program:
- 14th Street to Hutchins Avenue to Michigan Street
- Cottage Avenue to 14th Street to 17th Street
- Hutchins Avenue to 13th Street to 14th Street
- Reed Street to 7th Street to 8th Street
- Werner Avenue to 7th Street to 8th Street
- Center Street to State Street to South Street
- Cherry Street to Wolf Street
- Hege Avenue to State Street to Vermont Avenue
- Hege Avenue to Vermont Avenue
- Hinman Street to State Street to Indiana Avenue
- Hinman Street to 131 Hinman Street (alley) to the railroad tracks
- Illinois Avenue to Gladstone Avenue to Brooks Street
- Clifty Drive to Gladstone Avenue to Brooks Street
- South Street to Cherry Street to Center Street
- 1st Street to Lafayette Avenue to Franklin Street
- 15th Street to west of Lawton Avenue to Washington Street
- 5th Street to Lafayette Avenue to Pearl Street
- 6th Street to California Street to Wilson Street
- 7th Street to Franklin Street to Lafayette Avenue
- 8th Street from Brown Street to Lafayette Avenue
- Jackson Street to 2nd Street to 3rd Street
- Union Street to 6th Street to 7th Street
- Flintwood Drive to 25th Street to 3145 Flintwood Drive
- Marr Road to Brent Cross to 150 feet north of Kensington Court/Boulevard
- Park Valley Drive to South Drive to Saddle Drive
- Cheyenne Court to Parkside Drive
- Holly Way/Crump Lane to Ashwood Drive
- Onieda Court to Pinewood Drive
- Pawnee Trail to Pinewood Drive to Parkside Drive
- 33rd Street to Marilyn Street to Carolina Street
- Griffa Avenue to 29th Street to 32nd Street
- Greenbriar Drive to Rocky Ford Road to Imperial Drive
- Imperial Drive to Greenbriar Drive to Phase Line at Roosevelt Park
- Talley Road to the bridge to Rocky Ford Road
- 22nd Street to Central Avenue to Hawcreek Boulevard
- 26th Street to Central Avenue
- Forest Drive to Maple Street to 27th Street
- Franklin Street to 27th Street to Washington Street
- Lafayette Avenue to 27th Street to Tipton Lane
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