The city will spend just more than $2 million to resurface 13 Galesburg streets in need for repair.
Aldermen on Monday approved a bid in the amount of $2,189,342 submitted by Brandt Construction Co. of Milan for the road repair. The contract will require the contractor to mill and resurface areas of deteriorated asphalt surface, replace bad sections of curb, and replace sidewalk and sidewalk curb ramps where necessary.
The locations included in this project are as follows:
- Losey Street from Broad Street to Seminary Street
- Isle Royale Road from North Street to Losey Street
- Losey Street from Florence Avenue to Farnham Street
- Meadow Lark Drive from 250 feet east of Oriole Drive to Bluebird Drive
- Bluebird Drive from Farnham Street to dead end
- Flamingo Drive from Farnham Street to Oriole Drive
- Robin Court from Oriole Drive to dead end
- Cardinal Drive from Oriole Drive to Meadow Lark Drive
- South Street from Academy Street to Kellogg Street
- Canterbury Court from Winchester Circle to dead end
- Buckingham Road from South Lake Storey Road to dead end
- Buckingham Road from Whitehaven Circle to dead end
- Whitehaven Circle from Buckingham Road to Winchester Circle
Another location — Chambers Street from Fifth Street to South Street — was not included in this bid. Due to the size and scope of that project, additional engineering work is still being completed on the project. It is planned to bid this project out separately later this year with construction likely taking place in the spring of 2025.
The projects will be funded through proceeds from “$5,005,000 General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023.” When approved earlier in 2023, the entire $5 million in bonds were designated to go to a community center. However, aldermen amended the bond allocation to allow:
- Community Center costs $2,500,000
- Asphalt resurfacing projects $1,950,000
- Irwin Street storm sewer and street reconstruction, $550,000