Work on Lincoln Street sidewalks to begin
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WAYNESBURG – Work is expected to begin within the next two weeks on a long-discussed project to improve sidewalks on Lincoln Street in Waynesburg, funded primarily through the Safe Routes to School Program.
Mike Simms, Waynesburg Borough manager, said borough officials met with a representative of the contractor, A. Merante Inc., earlier this week and the contractor indicated he plans to begin work March 17.
The project will involve replacing the sidewalk and curbs on the south side of Lincoln Street in a four-block area from Morgan Street to West Street. If any money is left from the grant and the borough’s contribution, the borough also may begin repair the sidewalk on the north side of Lincoln.
During the construction, parking will be restricted in the work area. Traffic on Lincoln also will be restricted to one lane in the construction zone. Simms said the contractor will not be restricting traffic to one lane on the whole street but probably only in the block in which work is being conducted.
The $442,500 Safe Routes to School Grant was awarded to the borough in 2009. The borough later earmarked $81,261 from its 2012 Community Development Block grant for the project.
The project was initially proposed to make the route from Margaret Bell Miller Middle School to the north side of Waynesburg safer for children walking or bicycling to school.
The grant was to be used to replace sidewalks, install handicapped ramps and place appropriate signs on a route about three-quarters-of-a-mile long, from the middle school on Morgan Street to Second Avenue on the north side.
The project was later scaled down because of costs and grant money available. It also proved to be difficult to design a project to make safety improvements to crossings at Greene and High streets, which are state highways.
Mackin Engineers was hired to complete engineering and design work, oversee construction and inspect the final product. As part of the state grant, $19,000 was budgeted for engineering, $21,000 for design and $52,500 for inspection
The state Department of Transportation opened bids for the project Dec. 5. The contract was later awarded to A. Merante Inc. of Pittsburgh, who submitted a bid of $214,988.