POWELL — If you live in Powell, your neighborhood street may be one of 30 getting maintenance work before the end of the year.
City Council on Tuesday awarded the work to Strawser Paving Co., the only company to bid on the city’s 2026 Street and Path Maintenance Program.
Strawser’s $2.996 million base bid is $146,226 over the city’s $2.85 million construction budget, before contingency costs are included.
The city will pull those supplemental funds from the Shared Use Path Additions Program, which sets aside funds for future path development.
“This would be a record level of annual investment in the city’s roadways and paths for the city of Powell, and will improve many long-standing, needed roadway and pathway repairs,” City Manager Andy White wrote in a memo to city council.
White said Strawser will complete most of the work by the end of the year.
The 2026 Street and Path Maintenance Program includes work at the following locations:
- Pavement resurfacing, curb replacement and full-depth repairs: North Liberty Street, Thornbury Lane, the western parking bay at City Hall, Zion Drive, Wagon Trail North and East, Ashmoore Court, Gradall Court, Andover Drive, Donerail Avenue, Gainsway Court, Hartfield Court and Murphy Parkway from Powell Road to Wagon Trail East.
- Shared-use path maintenance: Salisbury Drive, Sawmill Parkway, Zion Drive, Powell Road from Sawmill Parkway to Traditions Way, Murphy Parkway from Powell Road to Wagon Trail, Library Park, Laurel Valley Drive North, Grey Oaks Drive from Sawmill Road to Shyanne Drive, Grandshire Drive and Powell Road South.
- Partial-depth spot repairs, which replace deteriorated portions of the concrete: Isabella Blue Drive, Triple Crown Crossing, Friesian Drive and the main City Hall parking lot.
- Reclamite pavement rejuvenation, a treatment designed to extend the life of asphalt: West Case Avenue, Village Point Drive, Sharp Street, Beech Trail Court, Kingston Avenue, Bethany Avenue, O’Quinn Court, Whitegate Court, Woodsfield Court, Bluff Ridge Court, McCreary Court, Glenlivet Place, Squires Court, Andover Drive and Stamford Drive.
See the complete project locations and scope of work on a map here.
How the city prioritizes road work
Powell typically releases bids for its street maintenance program by spring, but the process took longer this year, White said.
The contractor will establish the construction schedule, while the city prioritizes projects based on pavement condition and location, White said. Whenever possible, nearby projects may be grouped together.
Powell started the pavement rating system in 2022. It grades roads for their quality and condition to prioritize maintenance work.
White said the goal is to get every city street at grade 75 or more, with 100 being in stellar condition.
The city will communicate road work and closures via press releases and social media, White said.
