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
• Boyce Street
• Cambridge Drive
• Camelot Drive
• Central Avenue
• College Way
• Eichelberger Drive
• Grimes Avenue
• Grimes Circle 
• Gwynne Street
• Henry Street
• Hovey Street
• Lafayette Avenue
• Lincoln Place
• 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
• Pro Circle
• Sara Street
• South High Street
• South Locust Street
• South Walnut Street
• West Ward Street
• West Water Street
• Westview Drive
• Windsor Avenue

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

• ​North Main Street from Washington Avenue north (US 68) (2025)
• Lewis B. Moore Drive (SR 55) (2026)
• North Oakland Street (SR 29) (2027)

2023 Project Agenda
The City of Urbana has or will undertake the following projects in 2023:

1. A piecemeal sidewalk, curb and/or gutter replacement program for Miami Street (Edgewood to Walnut), Bloomfield Avenue (Main to Logan), East Light Street (Smith to Terry) and Storms Avenue (just south of Miami) 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 Miami Street (Edgewood to Walnut) precedes ODOT’s urban paving program for US 36.  Bloomfield Avenue (Main to the railroad tracks) will have a similar treatment preceding local paving.  This is also a property owner assessment program.
3. Wrapped into the curb and gutter project along Miami Street, the City has obtained an ODOT Jobs and Commerce grant for radius improvements at the southeast corner of the Edgewood Avenue and Miami Street intersection.  This will assist trucks navigating this corner.
4. The CDBG PY2021 First and Second Ward Curb Ramps Project installs approximately 73 curb ramps for ADA accessibility along S. Walnut Street, Reynolds Street, College Way, Orchard Drive, Windsor Drive, S. Kenton Street and Rogers Drive.  The project is funded primarily by a Community Development Block Grant.
5. Replacement of the Fire Department aprons and other concrete fronting the municipal building along E. Market Street will be designed and possibly constructed in 2023.
6. The 2023 Asphalt Program repaves at least portions of the following streets in Urbana: Bloomfield Avenue, Talbot Avenue, Rolling Stock Avenue, Downs Avenue, Evans Avenue, E. Light Street and Storms Avenue.  In 2023, a Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) project for E. Twain Avenue and a portion of Logan Street (E. Twain to Rolling Stock) will also be undertaken.
7. The 2023 Crack Seal Program performs pavement maintenance via crack sealing on the following streets: SR 54 (S. Jefferson Avenue and Patrick Avenue), Monument Square and one block in each direction, Miller Drive, Bon Air Drive, Rue St. Clair, Rue Royale, Rue St. Charles, Lynn Street, Todd Street, Anderson Drive, S. Kenton Street, N. Jefferson Avenue, Laurel Oak Street, Fyffe Street, N. Walnut Street, Railroad Street, E. Ward Street, N. Kenton Street and N. Locust Street.
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 has already been installed in 2022 along Dellinger Road, East Lawn Avenue and Childrens Home Road.  It will supply a new booster station at the park which is slated for 2023.  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” redundancy.
9. 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 continued 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 an OPWC Grant obtained in 2022.  The City also plans to use its ARPA grant funding for this project.  Water and sewer lines will also be replaced within certain blocks of the corridor.

2024 and on Project Agenda

1. 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’s consultant has begun design for a new bridge, aiming for a 2025 replacement year.
2. Safety upgrades to the Simon Kenton Trail crossings of Miami Street and N. Main Street received grant funding in 2022 through the ODOT Systemic Safety Grant program.  The project also received grant funding for design and right-of-way services through the Logan-Champaign Rural Transportation Planning Organization’s STBG program.
3. 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) followed by collector streets (purple and yellow).  See the functional class map here.