Gearing Up for Road Work | Paving the Way 2023

The City of Osawatomie is preparing to move forward with the planned construction season as work is confirmed for the next slate of streets in our multi-year Paving the Way Street Rehabilitation Plan.

Beginning in mid-March, pending weather delays, Ottawa contractor Killough Construction will begin the full-depth reconstruction of 18th Street near the western edge of Osawatomie. This is a continuation of the full-depth reconstruction Killough completed on the connection section of Brown Avenue last fall. The work on 18th Street will move onto Main Street Terrace and, once those blocks are near completion, Killough will begin the planned reconstruction of Walnut Avenue from 4th Street to 6th Street including the 4th Street intersection. These full-depth reconstructions include some water distribution improvements, freshly poured 5-foot sidewalks, and new storm water drainage systems. Resident driveways will also receive new concrete approaches as part of the construction.

NOTICE OF WORK

Impacted residences and businesses should receive a door-knocker with information on upcoming work approximately one week before construction begins. Please contact Killough Construction or City of Osawatomie Public Works for more information, or with questions. To stay up-to-date with road work across the community, please sign up for text alert notifications by texting "OZROADS" to 91896 and opt-in to the City of Osawatomie's special Paving the Way alert category. Residents who opt-in to this free notification system will receive a text message with news about road construction, detours, work schedules, and more as the spring and summer construction calendars get underway. For more information on TextMyGov, please visit our Communications page.

BY THE NUMBERS

Killough Construction's winning bid for all three reconstruction projects totals $1,734,521.07.

OTHER UPDATES

Other streets on the 2023/2024 Paving the Way priority list include Brown Avenue from 7th Street to 12th Street and 6th Street from Lincoln Avenue to Kelly Avenue. Our engineering consultants, BG Consultants, estimate that the design for Brown Avenue is 90% completed, and that the design for 6th Street is 30% completed. A residential and business preference survey for the 6th Street design is currently available online, and will be open until March 1, 2023.

CONTACT

Michele Silsbee
Director of Public Works
[email protected]
913-755-4525