South High Street Improvements, PID #112019 (CHP-S. High Street)
This project will reconstruct South High Street between Lewis B. Moore Drive (SR 55) and Miami Street (US 36). Under development since the completion of a Corridor Study in February 2019, this project is designed to better serve the traveling needs of the public. Specifically, the project will provide improved pedestrian and bicycle access, address traffic-safety related concerns, address inadequate stormwater control, and provide improved on-street parking where appropriate. In addition, the project will include roadway reconstruction, new curb and sidewalk, installation of a storm sewer system, shared lane markings, and traffic calming measures. Furthermore, the project will include the replacement of water lines and sanitary sewer lines within certain blocks of the project corridor.
The prime contractor for this project will be R.B. Jergens Contractors, Inc. of Vandalia, and the project inspection consultant for this project will be True Inspection Services LLC of Urbana. The construction contract amount for this project is $6,733,425.85 with federal, state, and local funding in place to fund the project.
The South High Street Improvements Project (CHP-S. High Street) (ODOT PID #112019) started construction on Monday, July 10, 2023. The project is being completed in phases, and the roadway is anticipated to be open fully to traffic by December 31, 2024. Final surface asphalt, pavement markings, topsoil placement, and final seeding are to be fully completed by June 30, 2025.
The prime contractor for this project will be R.B. Jergens Contractors, Inc. of Vandalia, and the project inspection consultant for this project will be True Inspection Services LLC of Urbana. The construction contract amount for this project is $6,733,425.85 with federal, state, and local funding in place to fund the project.
The South High Street Improvements Project (CHP-S. High Street) (ODOT PID #112019) started construction on Monday, July 10, 2023. The project is being completed in phases, and the roadway is anticipated to be open fully to traffic by December 31, 2024. Final surface asphalt, pavement markings, topsoil placement, and final seeding are to be fully completed by June 30, 2025.
May 2025 Update
With the project nearing completion, a project subcontractor has been placing topsoil and seeding over the last month with the landscaping work nearing completion. In addition, the prime contractor is continuing to address punch list work along the project corridor. During the week of May 12, 2025, the paving subcontractor is scheduled to return to the project to complete the final course of asphalt on South High Street between West Powell Avenue and State Route 55 (Lewis B. Moore Drive). Following the placement of the final course of asphalt within these blocks, a striping subcontractor will install pavement markings along the entire project corridor of South High Street from Miami Street to State Route 55 (Lewis B. Moore Drive). The final project completion date is on or before June 30, 2025.
