The project is entirely in Miami Twp. but the detour takes motorists through Washington Twp.
Credit: Lynch, Gregory
Credit: Lynch, Gregory
Motorists heading north will follow signage detouring them via Ohio 725, Ohio 741, Alex Bell Road and Munger Road. Motorists heading south will follow signage detouring them via Yankee Street and Ohio 725.
Access to all residences and businesses in the vicinity of the closure will remain open. The work is “somewhat weather dependent” and updates will be communicated as necessary, according to MCEO.
The culvert replacement project is part of the preparation for the resurfacing of Mad River Road from Ohio 725 to the Kettering corporation line, a distance of 3.64 miles.
“We do this routinely when we have resurfacing projects,” Montgomery County Engineer Paul Gruner told this news outlet Friday. “We replace culverts that are old and in bad condition the year before the resurfacing, so that we don’t have a cut across the new pavement that would occur if we did the culvert later.”
Gruner said the resurfacing project is necessary because it was last resurfaced 18 years ago and the surface is in bad condition.
The window for construction is between May and July 2024, but it should take less than a month to complete, depending on how the contractor phases it, Gruner said.
In addition, the existing surface will be milled one to one-a-half inches, all manhole lids, water valves and monument boxes will be replaced or adjusted to grade, the existing raised pavement markers will be replaced, new striping will be applied, and an asphalt rejuvenator will be applied to the surface, he said.
Total cost of the resurfacing project is estimated to be $874,500. That includes $508,216 in Federal Surface Transportation funds awarded by the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, $200,000 in Ohio Public Works Commission funds, and $166,284 in Montgomery County Engineer funds.
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