Fifth Street west of Johnstone Avenue
The Downtown Central Business District Paving Rehabilitation project is underway in the downtown area with several streets nearing completion and the project still set to wrap up later this year.
The $2 million project, approved by voters in the 2018 General Obligation Bond Election, consists of an asphalt mill and overlay of all streets between Cherokee Avenue and Jennings Avenue and between Adams Boulevard and Hensley Boulevard.
The project also includes re-striping and adding shared bike lane striping and bicycle signage on Dewey between Hensley and Sixth Street and on Second Street between Keeler and Dewey. Additional shared bike lane signage and striping will be added to Fourth Street between Dewey and Comanche.
Additionally, the second phase of downtown landscaping improvements will be included in the project scope. Those improvements will be made along Frank Phillips Boulevard from Keeler Avenue to Cherokee Avenue.
Sixth Street between Jennings and Keeler
City of Bartlesville Project Engineer Emily Taber said Monday the project is coming along as planned.
“Construction on Jennings, Keeler and Johnstone is nearing completion as crews finished the majority of the permanent striping last week,” Taber said. “Construction will move northeast as originally planned with work continuing on Fourth, Fifth, Sixth (streets), Dewey, and Osage. After milling these streets, crews will lay the new asphalt and permanent striping.”
Taber said small sections of concrete work will continue throughout downtown.
“This includes replacing curb and gutter, repairing driveways and sidewalks and installing new ADA ramps with tactile warning devices,” she said.
Construction has been underway on the project for approximately two months and is on schedule to be completed in four to six months.
Intersection at Jennings and Sixth Street
600 block of Keeler Avenue
Milling is underway in the 600 block of Dewey Avenue.
ADA ramps and tactile warning devices have been installed at downtown intersections.