This is the busiest time of year for members of our Road Department. They are out mowing roadsides, parks, and cemeteries, and repairing potholes. They also do most maintenance work on our equipment, including mechanical repairs.
You will see them in many areas doing many projects.
Major road projects in the township this year are:
The Gerlaugh Rd. project, about $2.5 million of improvements paid for almost entirely by grants. This project is adding a turn lane at 235 and one at Carlotta, a traffic signal at Lower Valley Pike and Gerlaugh Rd., extension of water and sanitary sewer, and installation of storm sewer from east of Osborn Rd. to the creek. The township's contribution to the cost is less than $50,000. The project should be complete about mid-September.
Phase II of the Medway Streetlight Project will begin in August. It will extend period lighting east to Jefferson St. and west to the end of the curbing on Main St. Match money is being provided by the Medway Area Historical Society and the township, with the majority of the project paid for with federal Transportation Enhancement funds.
A $50,000 grant has been awarded for a "red flag" study to help determine the best route for a bicycle trail to connect the New Carlisle bike path, which will be installed next year, with Springfield's via George Rogers Clark Park. This is a 100% grant requiring no local match.
Chip and seal will be applied on Old Bischoff Rd.
Edge overlay will be applied in many locations in the township, to address problem spots without paving entire roads. The same with crack sealing. Both help extend the life of road surfaces.