The Vermilion City Council received a service department update that the Sunnyside Road Phase 3 reconstruction will begin Monday, June 9, with a contractor implementing temporary traffic controls and initial lane closures.

Service Director Valerius told council the project includes replacement and widening of Sunnyside Road from the end of the previous phase near Shady Lake Drive to Liberty Avenue and associated storm sewer work. "The contractor is planning to implement a one‑lane closure initially with the use of temporary traffic signals while they install drainage," Valerius said. He added that beginning June 25 travel will be restricted to a single lane southbound only and that northbound traffic will be detoured.

Valerius said access to driveways, mail delivery and trash pickup would not be interrupted and that construction is anticipated to last 60 days. He also said the spring's wet conditions put the street department behind on routine road repairs and asked residents for patience as crews complete cold‑patch and larger repairs.

Councilmembers asked whether larger patching (removing and replacing full sections) would be more cost‑effective than repeated cold patching in high‑damage areas. Valerius said the department has done larger patching in specific locations previously and that crews would evaluate sites; he noted numerous areas had been disturbed by water main breaks this season.

The council also discussed scheduling for other paving projects and asked staff to coordinate construction to reduce rework and contractor impacts on newly paved streets.