Paving This Week In East of Africa Update. Starkey House Demolition. Road Projects In The Works. Uptown Trash Power-Washing.
If the weather cooperates and the forecast for clear skies is accurate, the northern section of the roadway through East Africa is expected to be paved with asphalt this week. It will not yet be open to traffic, as the rest of the 88-acre site is an active construction zone.
The contractor expects the roads through the site will be completed in November before the sphat plants close down for the winter. The finishing layer will be laid next year, once the project is completed.
A part of the Starkey house on Africa Road was recently demolished as contractors cleaned and then removed the septic tank and drain field behind the house. The city announced on Monday that the house is soon to be demolished, but an exact date has not yet been determined.
The problematic stretch of Cooper Road from Schrock to just past the 90-degree turn at St. Ann’s is scheduled for milling and repaving this fall. The project will include replacing several curb sections and restoring the heavily traveled road to its original smooth condition, as well as fixing the rough sections near Schrock Road.
Vine Street, from College to Old County Line Road, is being rebuilt this fall, with the first step being the replacement of gutters and sections of the sidewalk. Once the gutter replacements are complete, the road will be milled and repaved.
City service workers power-washed trash and recycling bins in Uptown Westerville on Monday morning during the city’s fall cleanup effort.
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