TECUMSEH The Tecumseh City Council has approved a list of 18 roads that will be resurfaced this year with approximately 1.8 mills as part of the $2.5 million bond issue voters approved in November 2020.
Were continuing to utilize the citys millage fund that voters approved back in November of 2020. Obviously, we continue to complete that work and we will complete a number of local streets around the city this year, 18 different streets within the city, city manager Dan Swallow said, noting that the city has contracted with Gerken Paving of Toledo, which has an asphalt operation in Adrian for the work. Were continuing to rate the streets to make sure were addressing those that are in the worse condition first.
The city spent about $1 million on roads last year and is expected to spend about $800,000 this year. The payments on the bond issue go for five years. The roads on its project list this year are: Bramblewood, Partridge, Pitman, Red Maple, Chestnut, Hickory Ridge, Red Oak, Pontiac Trail, Nokomis, Bidwell, North Pearl, North Division, West Cummins, West Patterson, Spafford, Sutton, Blanchard and Murray.
In addition, the road diet on Chicago Boulevard running through town is expected to be completed by the Michigan Department of Transportation in mid-June at no cost to the city.
Of course, were working with MDOT, the Michigan Department of Transportation,on resurfacing Chicago Boulevard. As part of that, this year there will be a lane reduction on our road diet to improve pedestrian safety as well as to make on-street parking more accessible, Swallow said.
Currently,there is a mix between four and five lanes as Chicago Boulevard goes through downtown Tecumseh. After the road work is complete,there will be aconsistent three lanes comprised oftwo travel lanes, one in each direction, and a continuous left hand turn lane throughout the downtown area.
This will also allow us to provide a buffer between the travel lanes and the on-street parking. It will make it easier for people to park on Chicago Boulevard. Also, it will be striped as a bike lane so that those people who ride on the sidewalks of downtown, they have now a bike lane to get through the center of downtown, Swallow said. Speaking with MDOT it will be either mid-June or later depending on how their contracts work out and when the contractor schedules are finalized. That one is being completed by the Michigan Department of Transportation, so we do not have a cost for that. There is no cost directly to the city.
Swallow indicated that the city will be doing the bulk of its roadwork during the first three years of the millage. While the city has partnered with the Lenawee County Road Commission on projects in the past, it will not be this year.
The road commission is a separate agency. We have partnered on projects, but they are a completely separate entity with a separate funding source, Swallow said. We do partner with them from time to time on the borders of the city, but this year we dont have any joint projects.
Swallow said the voters havesupported funding local roads to make Tecumseh a great city in which to live, work and play.
We appreciate the additional funding that the voters of the city of Tecumseh have provided so that we can complete all of the road work that weve been able to do over the last few years, Swallow said.
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