Oil City Sets Sights on Paving Projects

| March 9, 2018

OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) – A number of proposed paving projects for 2018 were discussed at Thursday’s Oil City council meeting.

City manager Mark Schroyer said that while Orange Street was on the original discussion list it was determined that because the water line beneath the street is like “swiss cheese” it doesn’t make sense to pave the street at this time, and instead, the water lines will be fixed, and then the street will be paved next year.

With that being said, 12 streets are on the proposed resurfacing project list for 2018 with a pair of alternative streets also included.

The total cost of the repaving is estimated to be around $400,000 with funds coming from three sources – CDBG funds, Liquid Fuels funds and Water and Sewer Funds.

The streets proposed to be paved under CDBG funds are Wabash Avenue from Colbert Avenue to Glenview Avenue, Glenview Avenue from above Zemke Lane to near Oak Grove Street and Oak Grove Street from Colbert Avenue to lower Glenview Avenue.

Paving with Liquid Fuels money would take place on Fisher Avenue from Oak Road to past Pleasant Street, on Merritt Street from Plummer Street to Manning Street, on Spruce Street from Duncomb Street to Plummer Street, Smedley Street from 1st Street to 3rd Street, Cowell Avenue from 1st Street to 3rd Street, Memorial Drive from Seneca Street to its end and Darr Street from West 1st Street to its end.

Water and Sewer funds would be used to pave Central Avenue (patch by 2nd Street) and Manning Alley from Plummer Street to Wood Street.

The two alternative streets would be Crawford Alley from Cooper Avenue to Gay Street and North Street from Hickory Street to Abbott Street.

Schroyer said he expects the paving to take place in mid-to-late August or early September.

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