For the road rehabilitation project, construction includes:

• Milling 1.5 inches off the roadway between Hughitt Avenue and the bridge over the railroad tracks and overlaying the driving lanes with a 1.5-inch layer of asphalt
  • This work includes the ramps from and to the Blatnik Bridge.
• Milling the existing asphalt pavement down to the concrete pavement between the bridge over the railroad tracks and 2nd Avenue East, making spot repairs to the underlying concrete and then placing 3 inches of new asphalt over the roadway
• Making spot curb and gutter repairs
• Repairing various inlets and storm and sanitary sewer manholes
• Upgrading or installing curb ramps at pedestrian crossings

For the safety project, construction includes:

• Closing the existing median on US 53 at E Street
• Adding new turn bays on US 53 in both directions for motorists to make right turns onto E Street
• Widening Lenroot Drive, currently a one-way street, to accommodate two-lane, two-way traffic
• Making improvements at the intersection of Lenroot Drive and Winter Street
• Milling the existing pavement on Lenroot Drive, Winter Street and East 1st Street and then overlaying the roads with asphalt