The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-02
IS Miles of County Roads
To be Fixed This Summer
.Llewellyn Plans
Repair Program;
To Cost S04,262
Every Township Has
Some Mileage Included
Few to be Blacktopped


Few to be Blacktopped
Seventy-five miles of roads in
Union County are slated for re-
pair and resurfacing this summer,
according to the summer work
program prepared by County
Engineer N. w. Llewellyn. The
project will cost an estimated
S84, 4,26224.
This total includes 90 miles of
roads already hard topped that
are to be sealed and Is miles of
macadam roads that will receive
a new bituminious surface before
the summer is over, if everything
goes according to plan.
The Is miles of surfacing or
covering with road mix includes
nine different roads in widely
scattered parts of the county. Four
of these road have never been
covered with the bituminous mix
and the remaining five are in
such bad condition that a new
surfacing job is in order, accord ,
ing to Mr. Llewellyn
Although every one of the Ia
townships will benefit from at
least one of the road improve
ment plans, no special effort was
made to distribute the road work.
according TO Mr.. Llewellyn.
The county has sJn Investment
of approximately $500 mile in
these bituminous roads and it is
only sound business to keep them
in repair at all times regardless of
where the road is", Mr.. Llewellyn
said.
The roads to receive the resbr-
facing jobs include:
Jerome rd., number Ill in
Millcreek Township, 1862 feet at
an estimated cost of $22O6.29.
Middleburg-P lain City rd.,
number SIX, in Darby Township,
260O feet at an estimated cost of
| Sl23045.
Byhalia- West Mansfield rd.,
number 3ll-A to F in Washing
ton Township, 22,218 feet at an
estimated cost of S10,514.67.
Taylor & Claibourne rd., num-
Der 197-D-G, in Taylor and Clai-
bourne Townships, lO,5O0 feet at
an estimated cost of S4969.13.
Bear Swamp rd., number 1876.
in Liberty Township, 1886 feet at
an estimated cost of S2698.75.
Mulvaine rd., number 274-C in
Claibourne Township, 2284 feet
at an estimated cost of $1188.54.
Burns rd., number 58-A and B
in Darby Township, 7079 feet at
an estimated cost of S2768.08.
Osborne rd., number 299-C to
d in York and Jackson Town
ships, 1902 feet at an estimated
cost of S5O4911,
Collins rd, number 78-D to G.
in Allen and Paris Townships,
12,500 feet at an estimated cost of
! S1244.80.
The last four are roads that
have not had a previous covering
Of bituminous material. The
others are in such condition that
they need a new surface. The
total cost of this surfacing is
estimated at S3l ,869.82.
The road mix will consist of 20
pounds of stone per square yard
and a spraying with 8 of a gallon
of bituminous mixture. After this
is spread, a seal coat of 35 gallon
of bituminous mix and 80 pounds
of stone screenings is applied and
rolled
This seal coat is a protective
covering for the road surface and
must be applied from time to time
on the county's other hard sur
face roads. Thirty-four sections of
road, including the ones surfaced
this summer, will receive seal
coats, according to Mr.. Llewellyn.
The roads, already surfaced,
but scheduled to receive the seal
coat are:
Waldo rd., number ia, in Paris
Township; Collins rd., number
78-D to F in Allen and Paris
Townships; Hinton-M Mill rd., num-
Der lola in Millcreek Township:
Hinton Mill rd,, number 1O1-F
and part of f in Millcreek Town
ship; White Stone rd., number
ll3-A to G. in Dover and Lees
burg Townships;
Springdale rd., number 1O7-D
to F in Dover Township; Spring
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