South Fayette officials to spend $1.5 million to pave 30 roads, some alleys

South Fayette officials plan to spend $1.5 million to pave at least 30 roads and several alleys.

Commissioners recently authorized the township’s paving program to go out for bid.

The goal is to award the project at the April 14 meeting, according to commission president Gwen Rodi.

“We’ve always committed to spend at least $1 million toward our paving program until we get our roads in a good rotation, a good schedule so all of our roads stay well-maintained,” Rodi said. “Our roads were in such disrepair for years.”

Roads had gotten so bad that the township commissioned Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering to do a roadway maintenance study, which was released in 2015, in order to craft a 10-year street improvement plan.

The study is available on the “Roads & Traffic” section of the township’s website, southfayettepa.com.

“Our public works goes out (and) identifies our areas that need additional repair on top of what’s already scheduled,” Rodi added.

Commissioners years ago approved a one-mill tax hike to help fund the paving program.

Streets expected to be paved this summer include:

• Nesbit Road from Battle Ridge Road to the Collier line.

• Shady Lane from Route 978 to the dead end.

• South Avenue from the North Fayette line to the dead end.

• Alpine Road from Hickory Grade Road to Cole Pit Run Road.

• Wabash Avenue from Millers Run Road to Orchard Avenue.

• Alexander Street from Wabash Avenue to the dead end.

• Mitchell Street from Wabash Avenue to Route 50.

• Orchard Drive from Mitchell Street to Wabash Avenue.

• Alpine Road from Route 50 to the dead end.

• Campbell Avenue from Alpine Road to the dead end.

• Penn Avenue from Allegheny Avenue to Campbell Avenue.

• Allegheny Avenue from Alpine Road to the dead end.

• West Street from Allegheny Avenue to Campbell Avenue.

• Oak Street from Allegheny Avenue to Campbell Avenue.

• Sherman Street from Millers Run Road to the Morgan Park parking lot.

• Grant Street from Millers Run Road to the dead end.

• Cherry Street from Grant Street to Sherman Street.

• Meade Street from Cherry Street to the dead end.

• Bluff Street from Grant Street to the dead end.

• School Street from Old Oakdale Road to the dead end.

• Bowman Street from School Street to the dead end.

• Wallace Street from Bowman Street Extension to the end.

• Wallace Street Extension from Bowman Street Extension to the dead end.

• McIntosh Street from Bowman Street Extension to the end.

• Valley Forest Drive from Old Oakdale Road to the dead end.

• Woodlawn Avenue from Center Avenue to the Washington County line.

• Center Avenue from Woodlawn Avenue to the Washington County line.

• Willowbrook Drive from Mayview Road to the cul-de-sac.

• Old Pond Road from Hickory Grade Road to Abele Road.

• Verner Avenue from Presto Sygan Road to the dead end.

Other roads include an alley from Wabash Avenue to Orchard Drive and two unnamed alleys from Cherry Street to the end.

Portions of Abele Road, Emerson and Villani drives were on an alternate paving list, which may be added depending on bid costs.

“The roads were assessed and their conditions were recorded, and they were prioritized based on condition,” said Andrea Iglar, South Fayette community development director. “Each year we take that into account and try to do some of each type of roads, neighborhood roads, main roads, a combination of those.”