Plans revealed for paving project

Resurfacing will be done on Sunset Drive and Wellington Court, with work starting by mid-October

Madison Village will use an Ohio Public Works Commission Grant to help pay for the resurfacing of two streets later this year.

The village has been awarded OPWC funding to pave and perform other improvements on Sunset Drive and Wellington Court.

Village Engineer Eric Haibach said both streets will receive a full pavement surface rehabilitation, along with some curb and gutter replacements. The contractor, who’s yet to be chosen, also will perform any necessary base repairs after grinding off the current surfaces of Sunset and Wellington and before applying new asphalt.

When he spoke about the project at the July 27 Village Council meeting, Haibach said that construction work on Sunset and Wellington likely would start by mid-October and take about a month to complete.

Total cost of the project is estimated at “just shy of $200,000,” Haibach said. Madison Village will receive a $99,900 grant from OPWC and is providing a local match of that same amount.

If the project ends up costing less than the current estimated amount, the village would return unused grant money to OPWC. That funding is then made available for future projects in the same OPWC district.

Haibach said he anticipates that the village would place advertisements on Aug. 17 and 24 for bids on the construction project. Those sealed bids probably would be opened on Aug. 31, and it’s expected that Village Council would award a contract for the project in September.

When he spoke about the

project at the July 27 Village Council meeting, Haibach said that construction work on Sunset and Wellington likely would start by midOctober and take about a month to complete.

By garnering OPWC funds for this latest project, the village is continuing its recent track record of successful grant applications submitted to the state agency.

In 2019, Madison used an OPWC grant to pay half of the cost for the base repair and resurfacing of Oak Hollow Drive. The village also reduced its cost share of paving and widening Dayton Road last year, thanks to OPWC funding. This project was conducted by the village in conjunction with Lake County.

This year, an OPWC grant made it possible for the village to rehabilitate the interior wet surface of the Dayton Road water tank.

With all of those grants, OPWC and the village split project costs 50/50.