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City engineers outline multi-year road, trail and utility projects, including South Main rehab and membrane expansion
Summary
City staff updated council on completed and upcoming infrastructure work: South Main pavement rehabilitation, two pedestrian hybrid beacons, shared-use paths, pump-station and wastewater projects and a 3 million‑gpd membrane expansion at the water plant.
City Engineer Brad Holman and Public Infrastructure Director O’Connell briefed Bowling Green City Council on multiple infrastructure projects ranging from completed pavement repairs to multi-year utility upgrades.
Holman reported that South Main pavement rehabilitation has completed outside-lane concrete base repairs and curb work between Napoleon and Gypsy Lane, and foundations for new traffic-signal poles are installed; poles are a long-lead item expected in December. He said two pedestrian hybrid beacons are planned at Aldi and Circle K on South Main and will provide safer crossings, and crews will finish the remaining pavement work and striping within about a month.
Holman said the Bridal Road shared-use path has completed right-of-way acquisition and will go to ODOT for plan review; construction is expected next spring/summer (projected 2026 construction). The CRIM-to-Mercer shared-use path, part of Safe Routes to School work, is under right-of-way acquisition with construction expected in 2027. He also reported design work has begun on the Brim and Bishop roundabout (2028 construction) and funding was secured for a Wooster and Dunbridge roundabout with design to start late next year and construction projected for 2029.
Public Infrastructure Director O’Connell described work at water and wastewater facilities: renovation of the low-service pump station (originally built in the 1940s) is underway and expected to continue into 2026; design for a membrane expansion at the water plant would add 3,000,000 gallons per day of reverse-osmosis treatment and is nearing submission for EPA permit approval; a final clarifier contract at the wastewater plant will run from February 2026 through June 2027; and an odor-control project at the Poe Mercer Pump Station is under contract with equipment delivery pending.
Council members asked about river levels and drought impacts on water availability. O’Connell said the plant has not experienced quantity issues and explained that the plant is located in a pool on the Maumee River where flows tend to persist; he said water consumption has risen but no supply shortfalls have occurred. Several projects have multi-year timelines and rely on external approvals (ODOT, EPA) or long‑lead equipment deliveries.
The updates were informational reports; no formal council votes were recorded on the individual projects at this meeting.
