South High Street Improvements, PID #112019 (CHP-S. High Street)
This project will reconstruct South High Street between Lewis B. Moore Drive (SR 55) and Miami Street (US 36). Under development since the completion of a Corridor Study in February 2019, this project is designed to better serve the traveling needs of the public. Specifically, the project will provide improved pedestrian and bicycle access, address traffic-safety related concerns, address inadequate stormwater control, and provide improved on-street parking where appropriate. In addition, the project will include roadway reconstruction, new curb and sidewalk, installation of a storm sewer system, shared lane markings, and traffic calming measures. Furthermore, the project will include the replacement of water lines and sanitary sewer lines within certain blocks of the project corridor.
The prime contractor for this project will be R.B. Jergens Contractors, Inc. of Vandalia, and the project inspection consultant for this project will be True Inspection Services LLC of Urbana. The construction contract amount for this project is $6,733,425.85 with federal, state, and local funding in place to fund the project.
The South High Street Improvements Project (CHP-S. High Street) (ODOT PID #112019) is scheduled to start construction on Monday, July 10, 2023. Final completion of the project is anticipated on or before November 27, 2024 with construction being completed in phases.
The prime contractor for this project will be R.B. Jergens Contractors, Inc. of Vandalia, and the project inspection consultant for this project will be True Inspection Services LLC of Urbana. The construction contract amount for this project is $6,733,425.85 with federal, state, and local funding in place to fund the project.
The South High Street Improvements Project (CHP-S. High Street) (ODOT PID #112019) is scheduled to start construction on Monday, July 10, 2023. Final completion of the project is anticipated on or before November 27, 2024 with construction being completed in phases.
wEEK OF July 1, 2024 Update
This week, the contractor will only be working Monday-Wednesday due to the Fourth of July Holiday on Thursday, July 4, 2024. During these work days, the project contractor will continue with the installation of new concrete sidewalks on the east side of South High Street between College Street and Hovey Street. Along the west side of this same block, the project contractor will be installing the underdrains and a remaining catch basin in advance of curb and gutter being installed in this area. After the holiday break, the project contractor will focus again on the stormwater installation on South High Street between Thompson Street and West Powell Avenue by picking up near the former Urbana University campus entrance and working southward to West Powell Avenue. After completion of this stormwater system installation, the contractor will be prepping this same block for curb and gutter and installing concrete intersections. Final asphalt is anticipated to be placed in the 200 block of West Water Street and on South High Street between Miami Street and West Reynolds Street later this summer. Furthermore, base asphalt on South High Street between West Reynolds Street and West Powell Avenue is anticipated to be completed at the same time as the other planned asphalt work. As 2024 progresses, the contractor will continue to move southward block by block toward Lewis B. Moore Drive (State Route 55) with final project completion remaining November 27, 2024 and future road closures required to facilitate construction work.