HARRISBURG, Pa. — Repaving work in the City of Harrisburg began on Aug. 11 as part of a series of repaving projects throughout the city.
Seventeen areas are scheduled for repaving in the next three months:
- 17th Street, between State and Liberty
- 15th Street, between 22 S. 15th and Market
- 14th Street, between Derry and Mayflower
- Chestnut Street, between 15th and 17th
- 20th Street, between Bellevue and Cathedral
- 21st Street, between Brookwood and Berryhill
- Hale Street, between Magnolia and Rudy
- Wayne Street, between 16th and 17th
- Ione Street, between Wayne and Sycamore
- 4th Street, between Division and Reels
- Atlas Street, between Schyulkill and Seneca
- Hamilton Street, between 3rd and 5th
- Reily Street, eastbound lane between 7th and 6th
- 6th Street, southbound lane between Boyd and Reily
- Intersection of 20th & Zarker
- Intersection of 20th & Chestnut
- Intersection of 21st & Chestnut
The locations span the city, including Uptown, Allison Hill, South Harrisburg ad East Harrisburg neighborhoods.
“Paving equals progress,” Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams declared at a press conference, adding that the work was necessary to beautify city streets and make them safer.
Streets located within school zones will get repaved first so they can be completed in time for back-to-school. For the rest of the projects, city officials said they prioritized problem areas.
“Problems that our plow guys our having with hitting potholes, complaints with residents,” said John Watson, public works highway manager. “I’ll go take a look and ride the streets. Right now it’s just doing a visual and picking a lot of the streets that were visually destroyed or damaged.”
Several people who live along the chosen streets said they were grateful for the work and didn’t mind having to move their car for a few days during the construction.
“The roads are pretty bad,” said Harrisburg resident Josh Gray. “My neighbor up the street, she had a damaged tire just a couple days ago from a pothole.”
The first eight projects alone will cost the city about $270,000. All but one project will be paved by the city’s Public Works department.
Mayor Williams said though work will pause for the winter after Oct. 31, city officials planned to continue repaving areas throughout the City in the spring.