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Athens proposes $700,000 street-paving program; residents press for larger repairs on Mulligan Road
Summary
City staff outlined a proposed $700,000 street repaving plan for 2025 and a list of candidate streets; residents urged full reconstruction of heavily damaged sections of Mulligan Road, and council members discussed funding, milling versus full repave and possible OU coordination.
City officials presented the annual street repaving plan to the transportation committee on April 28 and listed proposed streets and funding sources for the 2025 program.
The proposed budget totals about $700,000, which the mayor and city staff described as coming from the street fund and the state highway fund — the mayor stated it as $400,000 from the street fund and $300,000 from the state highway fund. The list of candidate streets includes portions of Columbus Road, Schaeffer, Mill Street, Reardon Terrace, Miller, Armory, Lloyd, and additional streets under consideration such as Mary Church, Montrose, Andes, Della, and portions of Mulligan and Longview.
Residents focused attention on Mulligan Road, where one speaker who identified her address as 97 Mulligan described potholes and sloughing on the upper hill and urged a full-mile reconstruction. Committee members and staff described the city’s prioritization process, which uses an engineering formula to score pavement condition and directs crews to address the worst segments first; staff noted routine pothole repairs are underway using hot mix while larger repaving requires the asphalt plants to be open later in the season.
Process, timing and coordination: Officials said repaving typically occurs when asphalt plants are operational in warmer months; if bids come in under estimate, the city can extend work to additional streets. Council members discussed past coordination with Ohio University on joint projects and noted OU participation is optional and not guaranteed in any given year. A council member said milling and repaving an entire mile would consume a substantial portion of the $700,000 program.
Next steps: Committee chair said the item will be placed on the agenda for first reading at the next regular council session; no ordinance was passed at the committee meeting.
