Engineering update: multiple corridor projects move forward; State Road 39 study to assess relinquishment

Tim Kralik, engineering staff, briefed the Board of Public Works and Safety on April 28 about ongoing capital projects across Lebanon.

Kralik said the Chadwick Ditch improvements design contract was approved and executed and the project will kick off soon. Grant Street Phase 1 is nearing completion and Phase 2 is advancing after a constructability review by Crossroad Engineers and input to the design team. Elizaville Road work is wrapping up pending seeding and tree replacements; driveway work is expected in May weather permitting.

Fordyce Street work is active: Phase 1 has light poles and sod installed; Phase 2 water meter relocation and meter-pit upgrades began, with Lebanon Utilities sharing costs on some relocations. Witt Road's environmental study has been completed and right-of-way appraisals will follow. A revised Midland Trace Trail scope is under review, and the State Road 39 corridor study—funded through road-impact fees—was placed under contract to evaluate traffic and financial impacts of a potential relinquishment of the state route through town.

Kralik noted the Oaks on Main HVAC pressure testing should complete this week and that demolition had begun on Lido and Collier's as contracts are finalized. He also described coordination challenges at the Big 4 trailhead at Sam Ralston where utilities and contractor staging may lead to a project delay to avoid damaging newly built facilities. New fire-station design and bank financing agreements are nearing completion to allow a guaranteed maximum price from the developer, Kralik said.

Kralik closed by summarizing resurfacing and milling work underway in the Department of Public Works and progress on several LEAP district projects.