A $14,461 bid from the Clarkston-based Allied Construction to repair and expand safety paths along W. Drahner Rd. and repair a path in Waterstone was accepted by the Oxford Township Board last week.
Construction is set to begin this week weather permitting. ‘They want to get going on it pretty quick,? said Treasurer Joe Ferrari, noting he was told the entire project would only take ‘maybe a day or two.?
‘They’re going to hit it all at one time,? he said.
A combination of age, weather and tree roots have caused existing asphalt paths to deteriorate to the point where portions are either no longer visible or not safe to travel across, according to Ferrari.
Safety paths scheduled for repair include:
n A 404-foot section on the south side of W. Drahner Road, east of Queens Drive.
n A 147-foot section on the south side of W. Drahner Road, connecting to the Polly Ann Trail from the west.
n A small portion on the north side of W. Drahner Road, just south of Wood Trail, that has turned into a ‘very hazardous sloping sinkhole area.?
n A 115-foot section along S. Waterstone Drive, north of Seymour Lake Road.
In addition to repairs, a 190-foot safety path on the north side of W. Drahner Road stretching from Chirco Drive to the Polly Ann Trail will be installed.
This path is meant to link residents in the Chirco/Beemer Ct./Tanview area to the trail.
A 21-foot safety path on the north side of W. Drahner Road, connecting to the Polly Ann Trail from the east, will also be installed.
This path would link residents in the Crestmoor and Glenmoor subdivisions with the trail.
Ferrari said this path expansion isn’t ‘the whole solution? to the township’s need for more safety paths, ‘but it’s a step in the right direction.?
The township’s safety path fund got a shot in the arm as officials accepted $18,104 in donations.
In lieu of installing 840 feet of safety path along Plexus Drive for its warehouse addition, BarronCast Inc. donated $15,204 to the fund, which is used for path repairs and expansions.
Developer Robert J. Harvey donated $2,900 in lieu of installing 189.54 feet of safety path along M-24 in front of a yet-to-be constructed multi-tenant industrial building.