Putnam County officials detail road work schedule for 2018

With the recent selection of Dave O’Mara Contractor for the county’s hot mix road paving in 2018, Putnam County Highway officials have released a tentative schedule for road work for the year.

Besides the 14.73 miles of hot mix paving by O’Mara, county highway crews will also do 3.86 miles of grind and chip and seal as well as 53.07 miles of chip and seal for a grand total of 71.66 miles of road work in 2018.

County Highway Supervisor Mike Ricketts told the Banner Graphic that paving will start after July 15.

Work was set to begin this week to wedge level the chip and seal roads in preparation for application.

“After we finish ditching and berming the roads we will begin with our grinding and chip and seal process,” Ricketts said. “Once complete we will move on to chip and sealing the rest of the roads that we have prepared for this year.”

While the list of roads is tentative, Ricketts is hopeful that crews will be able to even do a few roads not on the schedule.

The work will take place in 12 of 13 townships.

Russell Township

Chip and seal: 850 North from 500 West to U.S. 231 (2.92 miles), 650 West from 1000 North to State Road 236 (3.35 miles)

Franklin Township

Hot mix: 250 East from Roachdale to 1400 North (0.73 miles)

Jackson Township

Hot mix: 650 East from 675 East to State Road 236 (2.4 miles)

Chip and seal: 600 East from 900 North to 1100 North (2.52 miles), 500 East from 1100 North to 1200 North (0.99 miles)

Clinton Township

Chip and Seal: 225 North from 275 North to 675 West (2.29 miles), 880 West from 750 North to county line (0.73 miles)

Monroe Township

Chip and seal: 200 East from 500 North to Bainbridge (1.77 miles)

Floyd Township

Hot mix: 300 North from 325 East to 550 East (1.87 miles), 400 North from 875 East to county line (0.24 miles)

Grind-chip and seal: 500 North from 700 East to Heritage Drive (0.07 miles), Mill Springs Drive (0.32 miles), Valley Forge Drive (0.65 miles), Gettysburg Drive (0.31 miles), Colonial Drive (0.52 miles)

Chip and Seal: 775 East from 675 East to Heritage Drive (2.43 miles), 525 North from Heritage Drive to county line (1.34 miles), 500 East from U.S. 36 to 800 North (1.05 miles), 475 East from 650 North to U.S. 36 (0.5 miles)

Madison Township

Chip and seal: 350 South from 550 West to 800 West (2.71 miles)

Greencastle Township

Hot mix: 200 South from Greencastle to 100 East (0.62 miles), 100 East from 200 South to State Road 240 (0.22 miles)

Grind-chip and seal: Westlane Road from dead end to east of U.S. 231 (0.49 miles)

Chip and seal: 300 South from 25 West to U.S. 231 (0.68 miles), 25 West from Greencastle to 400 South (0.68 miles), 100 East from State Road 240 to 25 South (0.59 miles), 25 North from Bridge 105 to 300 West (1.12 miles), 500 West from 125 South to 350 South (2.43 miles)

Marion Township

Hot mix: 725 East from State Road 240 to U.S. 40 (1.31 miles), 50 South from 275 East to 625 East (3.27 miles), 550 East from 50 South to Fillmore (0.39 miles)

Washington Township

Hot Mix: 450 West from U.S. 40 to 1050 South (3.68 miles)

Chip and Seal: 600 West from 350 South to 500 South (1.48 miles)

Warren Township

No work scheduled

Jefferson Township

Chip and seal: 475 East from 700 South to 900 South (2.24 miles), 900 South from 450 East to 500 East (1.67 miles), 800 South from U.S. 231 to 475 East (2.1 miles), 600 South from 550 East to 1000 East (4.46 miles), 550 East from 700 South to U.S. 40

Cloverdale Township

Grind-chip and seal: Meridian Line Road from 850 South to 1000 South (1.5 miles)

Chip and seal: 750 East from State Road 42 to 1300 South (1.79 miles), 1200 South from State Road 42 to U.S. 231 (0.98 miles), 425 East from 900 South to 1000 South (1.09 miles)