City of Urbana Infrastructure Improvements

Below is a list of recent, current and/or upcoming projects on the engineering docket; please contact the City Engineer at 937-652-4324 if there are any questions or concerns about these.

In 2017 the City of Urbana invested in a third-party study by Midwest Pavement Analysis and Design, LLC of every block of pavement within Urbana.  This study was updated in late 2021.  These blocks were each assigned a PCR (Pavement Condition Rating, 0-100 scale with 100 being a perfect pavement with no observable distress) by a person trained in that system.  Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) uses the PCR system to suggest treatments and schedules for their roads.  This list will assist in choosing streets to maintain or repave and corresponds to the streets where sidewalk, curb and gutter maintenance will be enforced if present. Access the PCRs here.  Streets being considered for paving in the next 5 years include at least portions of:

• Bentwood Court
• Bon Air Drive
• Boyce Street
• Cambridge Drive
• Camelot Drive
• Central Avenue
• East Court Street
• Grimes Avenue
• Grimes Circle 
• Henry Street
• Madison Avenue
• Maple Street
• Muzzy Road
• New Haven Drive
• North Edgewood Avenue
• North Kenton Street
• North Locust Street
• North Walnut Street
• Oak Street
• Old Farm Road
• Parkway Boulevard
• Pine Tree Drive
• Players Court
• Pro Circle
• Ridgewood Avenue
• Sara Street
• South Locust Street
• West Ward Street
• Windsor Avenue

Also, the following state or U.S. routes are planned:​​

• Lewis B. Moore Drive (SR 55) (2026)
• North Oakland Street (SR 29) (2028)

  
2026 Project Agenda

1. Urbana Bike Trail Safety Improvements – The City obtained grant funding through ODOT starting in 2022 for the design and construction of two improved bike trail crossings.  The affected crossings were the Miami Street and N. Main Street intersections with the Simon Kenton Trail.  The project began in late summer 2025 and has carried over into 2026 due to pole manufacturing and electric metering delays.  The objective for Miami Street was to add Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) at the crosswalks while separating the southern drive approach from the trail.  The objective for N. Main Street was to add RRFBs, move the trail crossing further north away from the railroad, reduce the crossing distance, eliminate the first block of Laurel Oak Street and shift Fyffe Street northward away from the tracks.  Bids were opened in February of 2025, with Park Enterprise Construction Company, Inc. submitting the lowest and best bid at a price of $735,021.00.  The original project completion date of August 29, 2025 had to be pushed back initially due to delays encountered with railroad permitting and then because of the previously stated reasons.
2. West Court Street Bridge Replacement – Funding through ODOT was obtained in 2021 for the W. Court Street Bridge Replacement project.  The project will replace a 100-year-old-plus, buried structure with new 96” piping; water lines and sewer lines will be replaced underneath the bridge prior to adding the 96” pipe.  This bridge is currently posted for 45% legal load.  It is enclosed on both sides, lying halfway between N. Russell Street and N. High Street, making it hard to distinguish from the top side.  Bids were opened in May of 2025, with Majors Enterprises Inc. submitting the lowest and best bid at a price of $682,468.02.  Majors Enterprises plans to begin in Spring 2026.  They must complete the project by July 31, 2026.
3. The Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Program for 2026 was planned for at least portions of Bon Air Drive, Camelot Drive, Pine Tree Drive, Cambridge Drive, New Haven Drive, Parkway Boulevard, Players Court, Bentwood Court, Pro Circle and one other single location that was missing required walk and curb.  The City required piecemeal curb and sidewalk replacement on these streets, with much of the work started back in 2025 by private contractors on behalf of the owners.  Work will be bid in February with an Engineer’s Estimate of $301,030.00.  Concrete work is in anticipation of the City paving program for the year.  A large part of the cost is paid back via abutting property owner assessments along the routes.  However, the City of Urbana anticipates 40%-50% of the costs of this program due to maintenance of its own property frontages in these neighborhoods as well as catch basin repairs and curb ramp additions.
4. The 2026 Asphalt Paving outlook will include at minimum portions of the following streets: Bon Air Drive, Camelot Drive, Pine Tree Drive, Cambridge Drive, New Haven Drive, Parkway Boulevard, Players Court, Bentwood Court and Pro Circle.  ODOT Urban Resurfacing is planned for 2026 on S.R. 55 from S. Main Street (U.S. 68) to the western corporation limit.  This work has already been bid by ODOT with A & B Asphalt Corporation as the apparent low bidder at $461,961.27.  In addition to paving, the City plans to contract for chip seal/fog seal on Childrens Home Road and East Lawn Avenue (north of Childrens Home Road) and crack sealing and striping on various streets.  The last preservation technique the City plans to implement is an asphalt rejuvenator for S. High Street.  This would add to the expected life of the top course of asphalt, helping reduce future cracking and raveling.
5. Tee pads at the 18-hole Urbana Hilltop Disc Golf Course will be replaced using a $19,605 grant from ODNR NatureWorks.  The other portions of the project cost will come from the Urbana Hilltop Disc Golf Club ($9,000) and the City ($1,047.82).  The contractor, IntegrityContractors LLC of Houston, OH, will attempt to perform the work while the ground is frozen early this year.  Their quote was chosen as the lowest and best at $29,652.82.  The previous asphalt tee pads had become worn and slick, hence the desire for new concrete tee pads with a heavy broom finish.
6. Phase 3 Water Replacement Project – Grimes Neighborhood is a water main and service replacement project aimed at replacing aging infrastructure.  The overall Engineer’s Estimate for the construction of the project is $3.02 million.  Financial burdens will be lessened by an in-house design.  However, assistance is necessary to complete the construction.  The City of Urbana plans to use $600,000 in grant money from the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC), $1,000,000 in 0% interest loan money from OPWC, $602,000 in two different Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), local match money and DEFA loan funding through the Ohio EPA to cover the gap.  All of Grimes Circle and Grimes Avenue as well as the connector street parallel to U.S. 68 will be affected.  This project cannot start until fall 2026 at the earliest due to the timing of grant agreements.
   
   

2027 and on Project Agenda

1. US 36 Signals (Traffic Signal Improvements Phase 1) – Urbana was awarded a $2,000,000 construction grant in 2024 through the ODOT Small City Program for the replacement of seven (7) signals along US 36 and one (1) signal on SR 54.  The project is expected to be constructed in 2028.  An additional ODOT Transportation Alternatives Program grant in the amount of $494,000 was awarded in June 2025, specifically for the pedestrian features of the signal replacements and a new sidewalk/crossing at the US 36/SR 29 split.  The project design began in late 2025 by consultant Compass Infrastructure Group.
2. The City will continue to initiate spot repairs of sidewalk, curb and gutter prior to paving.  It will also focus wholesale curb and gutter replacement programs on arterial streets (red and green) until complete, followed by collector streets (purple and yellow). See the functional class map here.