SPRINGFIELD — Springfield city officials have named the paving projects, to begin next month, for the 2020 Neighborhood Street Program.
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Streets named include:
• Bill Edwards Drive (Plum Street to Fountain Avenue)
• Broadway Street (Park Road to Bechtle Avenue)
• Euclid Avenue (Limestone to Yellow Springs streets)
• Florence Street (Main Street to Columbus Avenue)
• Fostoria Avenue (Main to Mt. Joy streets)
• Linden Avenue (Selma Road to Monroe Street)
• Maplewood Avenue (Burnett Road to end)
• Oakwood Place (Wittenberg Avenue to end)
The program was started in 2018 as part of a commitment made to Springfield voters with passage of a tax levy in 2017.
“Three years ago, we told the people of Springfield that part of these dollars would go toward improving their neighborhood streets, so taking up the Neighborhood Street Program again in 2020 is a must,” said Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck in a written statement. “We are dedicated to the task of doing all we can to better the lives of our residents by improving neighborhoods and maintaining our infrastructure.”
Several streets in the Kenwood Heights neighborhood were scheduled for paving in the 2019 program, but those projects were delayed due to gas main repairs announced by Columbia Gas.
The project has been delayed again this year due to ongoing work by Columbia Gas.
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