Mansfield releases proposed 2018 road resurfacing program

MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council reviewed the planned repaving program schedule for this year, including an Ohio Department of Transportation program that would repave a large portion of Lexington Avenue.

The city's resurfacing program includes 16.67 total resurfaced miles of city streets split into two phases, 8.33 miles in phase one and 8.34 miles in phase two.

The resurfaced mileage includes 2.39 miles in ward one, 3.27 miles in ward two, 2.66 miles in ward three, 2.96 miles in ward four, 2.51 miles in ward five and 2.88 miles in ward six. 

The estimated program cost for the city repaving program is $4,356,113.45, including $2,149,378.45 in phase one and $2,206,735 in phase two.

City engineer Bob Bianchi said the money for the repaving comes primarily from the city's pothole haters tax, along with some funds from the city's water and sewer funds for items like catch basins and manholes.

The one-quarter percent municipal income tax allows for the repair of the city's streets and park roads.

"Without the pothole haters tax, this wouldn't happen," he said.

The program is still tentative, as council members can still submit suggestions for other roads they think should be repaved.

See below for a complete list of proposed roads to be repaved.

The Lexington Avenue repaving is part of the Ohio Department of Transportation's urban paving program.

Lexington Avenue would be repaved from the Kroger Entrance to Main Street and from Main Street to First Street.

Other roads resurfaced as part of the ODOT program include Second Street and Adams Street, which are state or U.S. routes for which the urban paving money can be used.

About 4.09 miles of the project is within Mansfield city limits. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in June 2018 and end in August 2018.

According to ODOT, a minimum of one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained at all times during construction at all sections. 

The total cost for the U.S. 42 ODOT urban paving project is $2,460,153.21, with a city share of $742,606.

ODOT will cover 100 percent of the preliminary engineering costs and environmental studies costs and 80 percent of the roadway construction and construction engineering costs, along with 100 percent of bridge-related costs.

The city will be responsible for the remaining 20 percent and will be 100 percent responsible for items such as curbs, curb ramps, sidewalks, city signs and guardrail replacement.

The Richland County Regional Planning Commission will be responsible for 100 percent of the roadway construction and construction engineering costs for a pedestrian island on U.S. 42 at Florence Avenue. Toll revenue credit will pay for the city's 20 percent match.

The planning commission will also be responsible for 80 percent of the roadway construction costs for the paving fabric being placed in the outside lanes of U.S. 42 from the Kroger Entrance to Main Street, with the city covering the remaining 20 percent for construction costs and the city bearing 100 percent of the construction engineering costs.

The total for all proposed repaving in Mansfield in 2018 between both programs is $6,816,266.66, with a city share for both projects of $5,098,719.45.

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2018 resurfacing list

The proposed resurfacing program includes:

Ward 1

Clearview Road from west end to east end

Cook Road from 370 feet west of Main Street to Ohio 13 structure

Cook Road from Ohio 13 structure to Woodville Road

Elderberry Court from south end to Brushwood Drive

Galewood Drive from Straub Road to Bailey Drive

Lehnhart Drive from Logan Road to Clearview Road

Middle Bellville Road from Bennington Drive to 328 feet south of Straub Road

Orchard Drive West from west end to Middle Bellville Road

Paul Boulevard from south end to Birchlawn Boulevard

Sharon Road from Logan Road to Clearview Road

Thistle Court from south end to Brushwood Drive

Wilmington Point from west end to Nantucket Drive

Ward 2

Abbeyfeale Road from Bartley Avenue to east end

Bartley Avenue from south end to Cline Avenue

Burnese Avenue from Mulberry Street to Main Street

Bertram Avenue from Abbeyfeale Road to Cline Avenue

Chilton Avenue from Scholl Road to Main Street

Edgewood Road from Woodland Road to Woodhill Road

Harter Avenue from Chilton Avenue to Lexington Avenue

Midland Drive from west end to Bartley Avenue

Overlook Road from Davis Road to Crescent Road

Raleigh Avenue from Harter Avenue to Main Street

Reba Avenue from Harter Avenue to Main Street

Scholl Road from south end to Lexington Avenue

Shepard Road from Davis Road to Crescent Road

Stewart Lane from Andover Road to Lexington Avenue

Ward 3

Brinkerhoff Avenue from Maple Street to Park Avenue West

Glessner Avenue from Poplar Street to Wood Street

Home Road from Ontario south corporation to Park Avenue West

Lascerne Circle from Home Road to Home Road

Lascerne Circle north end from Lascerne Circle to east end

Lascerne Circle south end from Lascerne Circle to east end

Trimble Road from Meadow Lane to Millsboro Road

Vennum Avenue from Glessner Avenue to Marion Avenue

Walter Avenue from Wood Street to Sturges Avenue

Westgate Drive from Maumee Avenue to Park Avenue West

Ward 4

First alley north of Harker Street from Springmill Street to west end

Bowman Street from Longview Avenue to 220 feet north of Crystal Springs Avenue

Carl Road from Dean Road to north end

Fourth Street from Home Road to Brookwood Way

Helen Avenue from Fourth Street to North Lake Park Drive

Hope Avenue from Westbrook Avenue to Helen Avenue

Longview Avenue from 1,058 feet east of Lantz Road to 200 feet west of Trimble Road

Longview Avenue from Lantz Road to 1,058 east of Lantz Road

National Parkway from west end to Trimble Road

Rae Avenue from Fourth Street to North Lake Park Drive

Reed Street from west end to Trimble Road

Trimble Road from bridge over bike trail to Fourth Street

Ward 5

First alley east of Bowman Street from Dickson Avenue to Fourth Street

First alley east of Bowman Street from Third Street to Dickson Avenue

Second alley east of Bowman Street from Fourth Street to Temple Court

Second alley east of Bowman Street from Dickson Avenue to Fourth Street

Baird Parkway from west end to Main Street

Boughton Avenue from Fourth Street to Fifth Street

Bowman Street from Sixth Street to Springmill Street

Bowman Street from Springmill Street to Harker Street

Bowman Street from Harker Street to Longview Avenue

Dickson Street from Bowman Street to Main Street

Sixth Street from Bowman Street to Mulberry Street

Third Street from Bowman Street to Mulberry Street

Vale Avenue from Bowman Street to Mulberry Street

Ward 6

First alley east of Adams Street from Diamond Street to Home Avenue

First alley east of Central Avenue from Ashland Road to first alley north of Orange Street

Arthur Avenue from Glessner Avenue to First Street

Educational Place from Home Avenue to Arch Street

Fair Street from Ford Street to Diamond Street

First Street from Wood Street to Main Street

Flint Street from Diamond Street to Educational Place

Ford Avenue from Diamond Street to Adams Street

Grace Street from Wayne Street to Central Avenue

Oak Street from Second Street to Arch Street

Second Street from Hedges Street to Oak Street

Willis Street from Arch Street to First Street