Street, Sidewalk and Leisure Trail Maintenance

The City of New Albany has contracted with Strawser Paving, via the public bid process, to provide street resurfacing services for this season. Construction activities (weather conditions permitting) will take place beginning on May 3, 2022 and should end by the middle of the summer. Residents will be notified in advance by mail when work is scheduled for their street. Once the construction begins on a street segment, it should not take more than 2 weeks for completion.

There is to be no on-street parking at any time during the period of construction. Look for the “No Parking” signs that will be placed along the curb prior before the street construction.

The 2022 Pavement Project for the City of New Albany consists of:

• Concrete Curb Repair: Prior to actual resurfacing process.
• Street Milling: The existing street will be milled to a depth specified by the contract.  This will in effect lower the road temporarily.
• Tack Coat Placement: A layer of tack coat will be placed immediately prior to the placement of the asphalt.
• Street Paving: Once the tack coat has been placed, hot-mix asphalt will be placed on the on your street.
• Striping:  Stop bars will be placed on top of the asphalt at the intersections.

In the spring of 2022, the City of New Albany is continuing its sidewalk replacement program in order to improve pedestrian safety and walkability throughout the community. We have chosen to perform work in the Head of Pond Development area due to the extensive amount of uneven sidewalks that exist. The program’s goal is to replace sidewalk panels that have an elevation difference of ½” or more, in order to reduce the risk of trip and fall injuries.  (The standard for sidewalks replacement varies by community.  We have chosen ½” because it is at the more restrictive end of the spectrum.)

Earlier this year, a city inspector evaluated the sidewalks in Head of Pond and determined that approximately 3,268 lineal feet were in need of replacement because of their uneven surface.  You can view the sidewalk map below for your reference.  The red line denotes areas of sidewalk that were inspected for trip hazards and are designated for replacement work.

Repair Techniques for Concrete Sidewalk

Several techniques are used to repair concrete sidewalks, ranging from least expensive to most expensive:

• Concrete Cutting:  Surface repairs to concrete sidewalk by removing the raised corners of the sidewalk to a zero point of differential settlement, completely eliminating the trip hazard.
• Concrete sidewalk removal and replace: Surface repairs to concrete sidewalk by removing the total sidewalk that is damaged or raised.
• 2022 Cost: $282,198 ADA curb ramps and concrete sidewalks

Click here for a PDF of the map.

City of New Albany residents enjoy more than 55 miles of leisure trails throughout the community. The City will be making necessary repairs to leisure trails in the map below.

• 2022 Cost: $239,616 for leisure trails

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Leisure trail improvements below are held over from 2021.

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If you have additional questions, you may contact us by email at publicservice@newalbanyohio.org or phone at 614.855.0076.