Note: As
a courtesy to local motorists and in the interest of construction
site safety, this notice is delivered on BCEO letterhead to all
residents and businesses in and near the project area.
This is to inform you
that North B Street is tentatively scheduled to close between
Gordon Avenue (just north of Black Street) and Lagonda Avenue
for a bridge replacement by the Butler County Engineer's Office
beginning Tuesday, July 6, 2010.
The Project
This project is necessary
to replace an aging and deteriorating bridge with a new, safer
structure. The existing bridge, which spans Two Mile Creek, is
a steel beam with metal deck structure built in 1907 and rehabilitated
in 1940. It will be replaced with a pre-stressed concrete I-beam
bridge.
A construction contract
for the project was awarded to Armstrong Steel Erectors, Inc.
which submitted a low bid of $1,440,209. Funding for the project
will consist of State OPWC money, local Butler County funds,
and local City of Hamilton funds. All work is slated for completion
the week of November 22, 2010, weather permitting.
Detour and Maintenance
of Traffic
During this closure,
local access to North B Street will be maintained for residents
and businesses from either the north or south side of the bridge,
depending upon your location, but detours will be posted for
all thru traffic. Nearby Combs Park will also be closed during
the course of bridge construction.
While the bridge is
closed, local automobile traffic will be detoured as follows:
Northbound North B
Street traffic will detour west on Rhea Avenue, north on Prytania
Avenue, west on Haldimand Avenue, north on Cleveland Avenue,
and east on Washington Boulevard. Southbound traffic will detour
west on Washington Boulevard, south on Cleveland Avenue, and
east on Rhea Avenue.
Truck traffic will
be required to use a slightly different route:
Northbound North B
Street truck traffic will detour west on Rhea Avenue, north on
Eaton Avenue, and east on Washington Boulevard. Southbound truck
traffic will reverse this route.
All traffic coming
into the City of Hamilton from U.S. 127 and points north are
encouraged to stay on U.S. 127 and not utilize Seven Mile Avenue
and North B Street through the Village of New Miami.
Emergency personnel,
school bus transportation officials, the post office, and the
media have been notified of this upcoming closure. The information
is also posted on our web site at www.bceo.org/roadclosings.
We apologize for the
inconvenience and appreciate your patience.
Who To Contact
While the BCEO makes
every effort to keep residents and businesses in a project area
informed, we strongly encourage you to check the Road
Closings page on our web site as the best source for possible
date and status changes concerning this closing. If you have
specific questions about the project, please contact BCEO Construction
Manager Tom Simpson at the Engineer's Office by phone or email:
785-4134 or simpsont@bceo.org.
Your Safety
The BCEO would like
to emphasize the importance of proper safety measures during
actual construction. Every precaution will be taken to make the
construction site as safe as possible. However, we do ask that
you and your family be aware of the potential hazards associated
with work areas such as this. Please advise everyone to keep
out of the construction sites as much as possible to reduce the
risk of accidents.
Your assistance would
also be appreciated in reporting any instances of vandalism,
including the removal of lights, signs, or barricades. Such acts
of vandalism can seriously jeopardize the safety of motorists
and pedestrians in the construction area. Please contact our
Office or the Butler County Sheriff at 785-1300 or 424-0469 to
report any suspected vandalism.
We realize that construction
can create some inconveniences and annoyances, but everything
possible will be done to keep these to a minimum during this
series of projects. Thanks again for your patience.
