By Monica Gustin / 05/30/2024

City announces paving, other projects as part of 2024 Road Improvement Plan

Erie Mayor Joe Schember and Public Works Director Jason Sayers have announced $3.9 million in projects for the 2024 paving and construction season as part of the 2024 Road Improvement Plan which includes:

182,371 square yards of roadway resurfacing material. (That’s enough to pave almost 29 football fields!)
about 22,300 tons of new asphalt
10.5 linear miles of roadway will be paved this summer, which equates to about 21.0 lane miles.

The 2024 Road Improvement Plan in broken down into phases:

Phase 1- Two (2) segments with work performed by the City’s Bureau of Streets. They are:

Segment #1: Funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and will focus on low- to moderate- income neighborhoods, designated by the federal government ($550,000.00).
Segment #2: Will focus on areas outside of the designated CDBG zones throughout the City ($225,000.00).

Phase 2- Two (2) Contract Projects that will be competitively bid. They are:

Contract #1: Milling and resurfacing road reconstruction project, paid for with CDBG funding.

All of the work will take place within the designated CDBG areas.
Work is anticipated to begin in July with expected completion in September 2024.
$725,000.00.

Contract #2: Milling and resurfacing project, paid for with Liquid Fuels funding that the City receives through the Pennsylvania gas tax.

Work is anticipated to begin in July with expected completion in September.
$1,200,000.00.

Other contracted work includes:

Installation of ADA-compliant curb ramps throughout the City.
A Crack Filling & Pavement Edge Sealing contract at various locations within the City. The anticipated cost is $100,000.00 – approximately 5,700 gallons of product.

Various traffic-related projects throughout the City ($400,000.00).

Projects currently under design include:

Roadway reconstruction project on East Lake Road from East Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue. This project will consist of the removal of the asphalt base and sub-base layer. The funding for this project is a Local Share Account (LSA) grant, awarded through the PA Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA). The grant amount is $450,000.00.
Cement concrete slab replacement project on Port Access Road from East Bay Drive to the driveway of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. This project received $220,000.00 in funds through the Erie County Local Federal Aid Routes (LFAR) line item, as approved by the Erie Metropolitan Planning Organization.

For all of these projects, residents can expect:

road closure once for the milling operation
road closure once for the paving operation
“No parking” signs installed a minimum of 3 days prior to work taking place.
Please do not drive through work zones.