Lake Breeze Road project moves forward

The city announced the completion of water line upgrades and is asking residents for continued patience.

The city of Sheffield Lake announced the completion of water line upgrades Sept. 8 on Lake Breeze Road and is asking residents for continued patience on repairing the street.

City Superintendent Pat Hastings said after conducting a walkthrough with city officials and project supervisors Feckho Excavating Inc. of Medina, they were able to confirm the completion of the water line upgrade.

However, construction currently is at a standstill as city officials await work to restart after recently awarding a contract for the repaving portion of the ambitious project.

Hastings said the contract has been awarded to Precision Paving Inc., of Milan, Ohio, which will mobilize in the coming weeks. The project, which started in June, is scheduled to be completed by Oct. 27.

With the project consisting of two separate contract bids, the city has had to exercise patience, causing some frustration for area motorists who have had to deal with the as-of-yet uncompleted road with remnants of the water line replacement covering an entire lane of traffic.

The second phase of the project will consist of the repaving and restoration of affected concrete, sidewalks and curbs.

This aspect of the project also will include additional spot replacement and is a complete rebuild of the road, Hastings said.

“The city remains grateful for the public’s patience in completing both phases in the same construction season,” he said.

Approved in January before going out for bids in March, the total cost of the project comes in at nearly $1 million with funding from the Ohio Water Development Authority with additional money from the Ohio Public Works Commission for the asphalt repaving.

The city moved forward with the project after experiencing a number of water line breaks in summer 2016.

The upgrades are part of a strategy to modernize the city’s aging water management infrastructure, city officials have said.

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