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) is scheduled to start construction on Monday, July 10, 2023. Final completion of the project is anticipated on or before October 31, 2024 with construction being completed in phases.
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) is scheduled to start construction on Monday, July 10, 2023. Final completion of the project is anticipated on or before October 31, 2024 with construction being completed in phases.
wEEK OF April 22, 2024 Update
This week, the contractor is finishing up the replacement of the sanitary sewer from just north of College Street to Thompson Street. Once the sanitary sewer replacement is completed, the contractor will move back to the block of South High Street between West Reynolds Street and College Street to complete installation of the storm system in this block. By the end of April, a subcontractor will be onsite to begin placement of topsoil and to complete seeding in the 200 block of West Water Street and on South High Street between Miami Street and West Reynolds Street. Furthermore, within these same blocks, final asphalt is anticipated to be placed by early summer. As 2024 progresses, the contractor will continue to move southward block by block toward Lewis B. Moore Drive (State Route 55) with final project completion remaining November 27, 2024 and future road closures required to facilitate construction work.