What are they doing on Highland Drive?
Contract crews are currently working on a concrete street rehabilitation project on Highland Drive from Sunset Boulevard to Aledo Drive.
The project, approved by voters in the 2020 General Obligation Bond Election, was combined with other voter-approved street improvements to include Wilshire and Waverly from Frank Phillips Boulevard to State Street, as well as Oakdale Drive from Brookside Parkway to Woodland Road.
The City Council awarded $847,000 for the (combined) project to R&L Construction LLC of Sapulpa in July. Each project consists of replacing concrete panels and minor curb and gutter work.
Related but different: An asphalt mill and overlay is also scheduled for Highland Drive from Sunset to Brentwood as part of a separate multi-street project. Other streets included in that project are:
- Dewey Avenue from Adams to 16th Street
- Quail Ridge from Adams to Baylor Drive
- Cambridge Court from Rice Creek Road to Williamsburg Street
- Braddock Road from Claremont Drive to Camelot Drive
- Southport Drive from Quarry Park Drive to Clipper Court
- Clipper Court from Southport Drive to the cul-de-sac
The $1.4 million project was awarded to Brent Bell Construction in August. Funding for these projects was approved by voters in the 2020 G.O. Bond Election. A preconstruction meeting is scheduled for next week, with construction tentatively scheduled to begin the first week of November.
What is the status of the road improvements on north Madison Boulevard?
Contract crews are currently working on the Madison Boulevard rehabilitation from Tuxedo Boulevard north to the water tower. The grading of the alignment is complete. The subgrade has been prepared and filter fabric and aggregate base have been installed on the majority of the project.
Work continues on installation of the on-site storm sewer and off-site storm sewer as well, and work on installation of curb and gutter should begin on Oct. 7.
The reconstruction project was approved by voters in the 2020 General Obligation Bond election, and $1.08 million was awarded to KSL Dirtworks in March. This is a shared project between the Delaware Tribe and the City. Half of the funding came from the Tribe and half from bond funds. City street crews completed resurfacing of the northern portion of Madison from the water tower to Minnesota in late June.
When will they start work on Sunset Bridge?
A contract with Bright Lighting was approved in August, but Engineering Department staff say they don’t currently have a firm date on beginning construction, though the contractor anticipates crews being available for the project in mid November or early December.
The project consists of the bridge deck construction and guardrail improvements. Plans are to construct a parallel pedestrian bridge over Butler Creek as part of the Pathfinder Parkway as well; however, escalating construction costs pushed back this portion of the project. The City has secured a 2025 Recreational Trails Program grant in the amount of $300,000 for this portion of the project.
The earliest start of the pedestrian bridge appears to be summer of 2026.
The $2.1 million project is funded by $1.2 million in sales tax funds and $814,369 in 2020 G.O. Bond funds.