City Paints Cement Sign Posts
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C-T Photo / Drew Van Dyke

A pair of personnel assisted in brightening up a few select street signs across Chillicothe on Thursday. These persons, with the Chillicothe Street Department, took to painting several cement sign posts in the middle of town, with this particular post being at the corner of First and Vine streets. Street Superintendent Barry Arthur said that these sign posts needed some touch-up work. White paint was used.

City Council Meeting 04/09/12

The council gave its stamp of approval to the list of city streets identified for work in 2012, amounting to more than $1 million. The largest project on the list is Mitchell Road, from Ryan Lane to Business Route 36, which is slated for white-topping, a process which involves milling off much of the asphalt surface and then pouring concrete. Street Superintendent Barry Arthur stated that the concrete surface would make the road more durable for the heavy truck traffic that uses that road. This project, estimated to cost $468,050, is among several that will be funded through the city's permanent street fund budget. Other street work included from this fund will be for Adam Drive and Borden Street.

From the overlay program budget, projects include Borden Street (from Lambert to Dorney), Country Club (from Fairway to Dorney), Jackson (from Dickinson to Highland), 10th Street (from Broadway to 11th Street, and from Trenton Road to Oak Street), and Webster Street (from Elm to Vine).

From the street department's chip seal budget, the city is looking at projects on Herriford (from Madison to Lilly), Liberia (from Madison to Curtis), Curtis (from Asher to Liberia), Conn (from Curtis to Henry), Waples (from Church to Conn), Lilly (from Brunswick to Henry), Primrose (from Henry to Herriford), Mack (from St. Louis to Linn), and Missouri (from Bridge to East Jackson).

Other streets were suggested, including Morningside and Park Lane, and Litton Road. Arthur stated that while many roads are in need of repairs, the funding is limited.

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Workers with the Chillicothe Street Department were out in the nice weather, filling cracks and (as shown above) putting their street-sweeper machine to use. The above crew-men detached a hose from the side of the sweeper to suck up leaves piled into the drainage ditches alongside Polk and 11th streets, among others.

Repairs to Fair Street
June 23, 2011

Crews from the Chillicothe Street Department tear up a patch of roadway along Fair Street early Thursday morning, June 23, 2011.

C-T Photo / Drew Van Dyke

What it is: Street workers look to tear up, re-lay, and replace wearing patches in the roadway along Fair Street, between Bryan and Springhill streets.

Crews with the Chillicothe Street Department had closed off Fair Street early Thursday morning, between Bryan Street and Springhill, near Grand River Technical School, for the process of repairing parts of the roadway that had worn away with usage.

Crew members took out chunks of the road with a jackhammer Bobcat attachment and a bucket scoop in the morning time and were expected to re-lay the surface later that day. The project should be completed by the afternoon, and the roadway will be open again to traffic after things settle down and dry, which, in this case, is forecasted to be Friday morning.

The Street Department stated that extended travel and weather along the roadway eventually chips away at its surface, making driving conditions rough. The re-laying and repair are standard procedure for the department.

Third Street is Open
Constitution-Tribune 
October 27, 2010
One of the major construction projects of the summer of 2010 was completed recently with the second phase of East Third being opened to traffic. The $732,848 project was Phase Two and gives motorists and property owners a beautiful and wide street with new sidewalks and curb and guttering. The contractor was M & M Utilities of Chillicothe.

Second phase of East Third (Photo by City 11/09/10)

CAPTION BELOW: As the re-paving of Third Street comes to an end, crews worked on replacing sidewalks along the south side of East Third. The city's permanent street project on Third Street began in July 2009. According to City Engineer Ron Urton, Third Street was officially completed on Saturday, October 23, 2010, and motorists are asked to watch for signs posted for additional work being done over the next week or so.

C-T Photo / Drew Van Dyke

City Projects in Full Swing
By Paul Sturm, Constitution-Tribune 
September 29, 2010

A break in rain this week was welcomed for construction crews in Chillicothe as concrete was poured on Third Street and work began on the city's curb maintenance program.

Workers from M&M Utilities, of Chillicothe, work feverishly pouring concrete on Third Street, between Vine to Brunswick streets. The pouring began Tuesday and continued today. When finished, this 1,200-foot section will be 30 feet wide and have new curbs and gutters. The project is running on schedule and is slated to be completed by November 1, according to Street Superintendent Hugh Musselman.

Prep Work on Third Street
Constitution-Tribune
Thursday, July 30, 2009

C-T Photo/Laura Schuler

Chillicothe Municipal Utilities workers replace some water lines on east Third Street this morning in preparation for street replacement work which is scheduled to be performed on that stretch of road next week.

According to Street Superintendent Hugh Musselman, road replacement on the west side of the project stretches from the Brunswick Street intersection to the railroad tracks right-of-way. He noted that Third Street, east of the railroad tracks to Mitchell Avenue, is now open to local traffic.

Street Work to Top $1 Million
Published: Thursday, March 26, 2009, C-T

The city of Chillicothe plans to spend just over $1 million to improve its streets this year with the 2009-10 installment of the permanent street program amassing the lion’s share of funding.

Third Street, between Mitchell Avenue and Brunswick Street will be reconstructed with a concrete road surface as well as concrete curb and gutter. The radius will be improved at all intersections along this stretch of roadway and minor storm water work will be done, according to Street Superintendent Hugh Musselman. The intersections along Third Street are at Brunswick, Edgerton, Turner, St. Paul and Mitchell Avenue. This section of roadway — between 1,500 and 1,800 feet in length — is slated for reconstruction because of an increase in commercial traffic flow and the difficulty of commercial vehicles to negotiate the intersections, Musselman said. Funding for the permanent street is part of the proposed city budget expected to be approved by city council members Monday night. Also Monday night, the council will review the seven bids received for the project. Musselman said that some of the bids had come in below the engineer’s estimate and that a recommendation will be made to the council on Monday. If approved, work could begin as early as April 15. The project would have a 180-day (calendar day) schedule. The Third Street project is funded through the half-cent sales tax which goes to the permanent street fund.

Other roads slated for significant improvements are West Mohawk Road and Litton Road, with both projects being funded through the capital improvement sales tax fund. The West Mohawk Road project, estimated to cost $58,755, involves asphalt work beginning at a point just east of the water tower and extending to Litton Road. The Litton Road project, estimated to cost $25,000, involves asphalting at a point beginning just north of West Mohawk and going 900 feet south. Musselman said that the city has been in discussions with Chillicothe Township and Rich Hill Township officials regarding possible cost-share commitments as portions of these roads are in those townships.

Also this year, the city plans to continue its annual street overlay project with around 20 blocks of streets to be improved. The city has budgeted $176,225 for the program which will involve milling road surfaces where needed so that the actual street elevation is not changed and draining not affected. While some streets will have just an overlay, most will have some milling done, Musselman said. Streets identified for the annual overlay program are determined through a rating system and all roads of this year’s project fell below 50, the superintendent stated. The proposed roads identified are:

• Alexander, from Trenton to 12th Street

• Asher, from Madison to Waples

• Asher, from Waples to Curtis

• Curtis, from Church to Asher

• J.F.K., from Broadway to Oak

• J.F.K., from Oak to Maple

• J.F.K., from Maple to Easton

• Monroe, from Bryan to Springhill

• Monroe, from Springhill to Normal

• Monroe, from Normal to Irvin

• Sunset, from Calhoun to Polk

• 12th, from Alexander to 10th

• 10th, from Alexander to 12th

• Violet, from Herriford to Henry.

Alleys to be resurfaced include ones from Clay to Ann (between Locust and Elm), from Clay to Ann (between Cherry and Walnut), and from Second Street to First (between Highway 65 and Locust).