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.
wEEK OF July 22, 2024 Update
This week, the project contractor is focusing again on the stormwater installation on South High Street between Thompson Street and West Powell Avenue, and the project contractor is working southward toward West Powell Avenue. After completion of the stormwater system installation in this block, the contractor will be prepping this same block for curb and gutter and installing concrete intersections. Final asphalt is anticipated to be placed in the 200 block of West Water Street and on South High Street between Miami Street and West Reynolds Street later this summer. Furthermore, base asphalt on South High Street between West Reynolds Street and West Powell Avenue is anticipated to be completed at the same time as the other planned asphalt work. As 2024 progresses, the contractor will continue to move southward block by block toward Lewis B. Moore Drive (State Route 55).