The City of Beavercreek’s Engineering Division has eight major capital improvement projects planned for 2024 to enhance roadways throughout the city.
One of the city’s busiest streets, North Fairfield Road, is set to undergo two projects. These include the reconstruction of the road from Pentagon Boulevard to Interstate-675 and the widening of the road from Lawson Drive to Fairwood Drive. The reconstruction project will entail repairing the existing concrete, installing an asphalt overlay, and reconstructing the concrete island and catch basins. The estimated cost of this project is $1.8 million, with $1 million funded through federal grants and $800,000 in local tax dollars. Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer.
The widening project along North Fairfield Road involves widening the road between Lawson Drive and Fairwood Drive to add a new center turn lane to improve traffic flow and safety. Additionally, the sidewalk along the east side of the road will be widened. The city plans to advertise and accept bids for this project in the fall of 2024, with an estimated cost of $2.2 million. Funding will come from $1.2 million in federal grants and $1 million from local tax dollars.
Another busy roadway, Colonel Glenn Highway, is slated for two projects involving enhancements and resurfacing. A portion of Colonel Glenn Highway, between Grange Hall Road and the city’s western corporation limit, will be resurfaced. This project includes milling the roadway and making pavement repairs, with construction planned for the summer of 2024. The estimated cost is $739,800, funded through $591,840 in federal grants and $147,960 in local tax dollars.
Additionally, new light fixtures and decorative pavers will be installed along Colonel Glenn Highway between Zink Road and Grange Hall Road, costing approximately $500,000, with a majority (65%) funded through federal grants.
The city is utilizing one-time federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to complete stormwater improvement projects along Willowcrest Road and Vineland Trail. The $2 million project along Willowcrest Road includes constructing two storm-water retention ponds and making drainage improvements to prevent existing flooding issues. Construction is set to begin in the fall of 2024. The $1.2 million project along Vineland Trail involves restoring a public ditch between Interstate 675 and Willow Run Drive. This project includes installing riffles, rock channel protection, tree plantings, live staking, storm sewer repairs, and other measures to correct longstanding erosion issues. This project will begin construction in early spring.
Sidewalk improvements are scheduled to begin this summer along Kemp Road. This will include installing curbs, a storm sewer, and pedestrian facilities between Grange Hall Road and the Grange Hall Road/Oxmoor Drive intersections. This project will connect the sidewalks along Grange Hall Road, where Kemp Road intersects. While the city did receive approximately $345,000 in federal grants for this project, the majority of the funding, $1 million, will be covered by local dollars.
The largest project for 2024, estimated at $4.2 million, involves widening a portion of Grange Hall Road between Kemp Road and Summerfield Drive. This project includes adding a center turn lane, curb, storm sewer, and pedestrian facilities. The city received approximately $2.25 million in federal grants and $868,000 from the state to fund a majority of this project, scheduled for completion in fall 2024.
The cost and timeline of each project are tentative and subject to change based on factors such as weather, supplies, and labor. Drivers are requested to be patient and courteous to crews working on these projects to enhance the city.
For more information about the city’s 2024 capital improvement projects, including a breakdown of the funding, click here.