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:

• Abbey Lane
• Bloomfield Avenue
• Boyce Street
• Cambridge Drive
• Camelot Drive
• Central Avenue
• College Way
• Dellinger Road
• East Light Street
• Eastview Drive
• Eichelberger Drive
• Grimes Avenue
• Grimes Circle 
• Henry Street
• Hovey Street
• Lippencott Lane
• Long Bay Drive
• Madison Avenue
• Maple Street
• New Haven Drive
• North Kenton Street
• North Locust Street
• Nova Drive
• Oak Street
• Old Farm Road
• Parkway Boulevard
• Parkview Court
  
• Pine Tree Drive
• Pro Circle
• Sara Street
• Seville Drive
• South High Street
• South Locust Street
• South Walnut Street
• Storms Avenue
• Tanglewood Drive
• West Ward Street
• West Water Street
• Westview Drive
• Windsor Avenue

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

• South Main Street and North Main Street to Washington Avenue (US 68) (2022)
• Miami Street (US 36/SR 29) (2023)
• North Main Street from Washington Avenue north (US 68) (2025)
• North Oakland Street (SR 29) (2026)
• Lewis B. Moore Drive (SR 55) (2027)

2022 CONCRETE IMPROVEMENTS
Each year the City bids out its concrete work with jobs ranging from pouring cemetery headstone foundations to restoring utility cuts.  The contract is also utilized for the sidewalk, curb and gutter program for owners who were not able to have the marked replacement work completed on their own.

2022 PROJECT AGENDA
The City of Urbana will or has undertaken the following projects this year:

1. A sidewalk, curb and/or gutter replacement program for Eastview Drive, Nova Drive, Seville Drive, Long Bay Drive, Parview Court, S. Main Street (Market to SR 55), N. Main Street (Court to Washington/Gwynne), E. Court Street (100 block), E. Church Street (100 block) and E. Ward Street (100 block) covers spot repairs as marked.  In most cases this work precedes paving.  This is a property owner assessment program.
2. A wholesale curb, gutter and driveway approach replacement along South Main Street (Market to just south of Wards Lane) and North Main Street (Court to Washington/Gwynne) precedes ODOT’s urban paving program for US 68.  This is also a property owner assessment program.
3. The CDBG PY2021 First and Second Ward Curb Ramps Project installs approximately 73 curb ramps for ADA accessibility along S. Walnut Street, Reynolds Street, Orchard Drive, Windsor Drive, S. Kenton Street and Rogers Drive.  The project is funded primarily by a Community Development Block Grant.
4. The 2022 Asphalt Program repaves at least portions of the following streets in Urbana: Eastview Drive, Nova Drive, Seville Drive, Long Bay Drive, Parview Court and Tanglewood Drive.  Lippencott Lane will possibly be picked up as an additive if funds allow.
5. Dellinger Road, through a joint Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) grant with Salem Township, will be repaved.  Other work such as new gravel berm and striping will also be performed.
6. The 2022 Crack Seal Program performs pavement maintenance via crack sealing on at least portions of the following streets: Scioto Street (SR 29), US 36 East, Community Drive, W. Ward Street, Grand Avenue, Clay Street, S. Locust Street, Hovey Street, Orchard Drive, Thompson Street, Henry Street, N. Kenton Street, E. Reynolds Street, West Drive, East Drive, Sweetman Avenue, N. Rohrer Street, W. Light Street, N. Oakland Street, cemetery drives, Union Alley, Poplar Street, Gwynne Street, Union Street, Mosgrove Street, Pindar Street, Eagle Street, Hagenbuch Street, W. Twain Avenue and Millerstown Road.
7. Nova Drive will have a storm system installed from the intersection of Eastview Drive to New Haven Drive.
8. A Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) grant was obtained through their newly created Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Program in 2021 for a water extension and booster station project for the east side of Urbana.  The water main extension will run along Dellinger Road, East Lawn Avenue and Childrens Home Road to supply a new booster station at the park.  The City’s existing booster station on E. Water Street will also be replaced during this project.  This provides the east side’s “high pressure zone” supply redundancy.

2023 AND ON PROJECT AGENDA
The City of Urbana plans to undertake the following projects in the upcoming years:

1. Grant funding for the S. High Street Corridor Improvements was awarded to the City by the Ohio Department of Transportation in 2019.  Design and other preliminary work began in 2020 and continues through 2022 with planned 2023-2024 construction years.  The project will install a storm system, sidewalks, curbs and gutters the length of the project (SR 55 to US 36) as well as a parking lane in some areas.  Traffic calming features will be added in order to keep the residential feel of the street.  The storm water infrastructure required for this project is funded in part by OPWC.  Water and sewer lines will also be replaced within certain blocks of the corridor.
2. Grant funding for the W. Court Street Bridge Replacement was awarded to the City by the Ohio Department of Transportation in 2021.  This bridge is currently posted for 45% legal load.  It is enclosed on both sides, making it hard to distinguish from the top side.  The City will bring a consultant on board during 2022 to begin design, aiming for a 2025 construction year.
3. The Simon Kenton Trail crossings of Miami Street and N. Main Street will see upgrades in the coming years if a submitted grant funding application is successful in 2022 through the ODOT Systemic Safety Grant program.
4. The City will continue to initiate spot repairs of sidewalk, curb and gutter prior to paving.  The next designated wholesale replacement will be ahead of ODOT’s 2023 urban resurfacing on Miami Street.