Multiple roadwork projects planned for SR 48 through Oakwood ahead of full repave in 2024

OAKWOOD — Ahead of a full repave of the 2.2 miles of state Route 48 through Oakwood in two years, additional roadwork projects are scheduled to be completed before the Ohio Department of Transportation project begins, according to the City of Oakwood.

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The planned repave of the entire stretch will begin in 2024 and would join the recently repaved portion of state Route 48 that was completed in Kettering in 2021. The full repave was deemed necessary because of the multiple projects scheduled in advance that will leave “many patches” in the roadway, according to a city website.

The full repave in 2024 will be mostly funded by ODOT. The road was last resurfaced in 2011, according to the city.

Before the full repave starts other projects will be completed including the continuation of replacement of natural gas lines by CenterPoint Energy. Due to the heavier traffic on state Route 48, the replacements of service and distribution lines will require more lane closures and several excavations into the road, a city spokesperson said.

Concrete curbs and stormwater drains along state Route 48 will be replaced this year through the majority of the road’s stretch through the city. Also a storm sewer reconstruction project will be planned this year and scheduled for completion in 2023 before the full repave, according to the city.

When the project starts next year the existing sewers along and near state Route 48 at Greenmount Boulevard, on Dellwood Avenue, East Schantz Avenue, and Forrer Boulevard, according to the city.

“An engineering study of the existing storm sewer in this area of Far Hills Avenue found several storm sewers that are reaching the end of their useful life, and are no longer able to fully accommodate intense rainfall events,” the city said in the project description on the city’s website.

Finally, the timber walls that line the Far Hills Business District will also be repaired ahead of the repave. The walls are nearly 50 years old but will continue to be maintained, according to the city.

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