The city wants to begin the project by the end of June, and complete it by fall. “There’s likely to be some detours, but they’ll have to keep traffic open to the residents. Obviously, we’ll have detours up, but I would recommend taking the front entrance into the mall now that Ohio 63 work is completed. It’s easier to drive on,” Brock said.
The city plans to fund the project with bond proceeds, he said. The project will include widening the two-lane road from 22 to 24 feet, installing new pavement, curbs and catch basins, and adding storm sewers, said Brad Collins, the city’s former director of public works. The work also includes replacing a six-inch water main with a new eight-inch main and installing sidewalks on one side of the road.
The city said the road needs to be upgraded because the pavement is in poor condition, the water main is old and there have been several water-main breaks along the road.
The project, which has been in the works for a few years, was shelved after preliminary design work was conducted in April 2002, because the city was placed in fiscal emergency in August 2004, Collins said. He said since 2002 there have been several new homes built in the Bridle Creek subdivision, and because of the increased traffic on Mason Avenue leading to the back entrance of Cincinnati Premium Outlets, Gallaher has gotten more traffic than it did in the past.
SOURCE: Middletown Journal
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