The bulk of the estimated $616,698 repaving project is being funded through the Ohio Department of Transportation, with the city contributing an estimated $175,395 in local funds.
City Engineer Barry Conway said the project is scehedule to be let out for bid in April and that the repaving work should be completed this summer.
In a related transportation issue, council approved preliminary legislation for another ODOT-funded project that the city began planning in 2013, according to Conway.
The Safe Routes to School Project will include the installation of a rapid-flashing beacon sign at the intersection of Fourth Street and Sherman Drive.
In addition, the project would also install new handicapped ramps and crosswalk pavement markings and signs at that intersection as well as at theree other intersections located at Sherman Drive and Apache, Farm Avenue and South River/South Main Street, and at Stadia Drive and Arlington Avenue.
ODOT estimates the project to cost about $154,558, with the city’s estimated share at $14,558.
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