Fox Chapel officials have announced the borough roads that will be repaved or repaired this year.

Council awarded a $1.675 million contract with Wampum-based Youngblood Paving to repair about 11 streets and handle some spot repairs.

Council voted unanimously March 18 to hire Youngblood, which was the lowest of five bidders.

Borough Manager Gary Koehler said the company has done quality work before.

The work is expected to begin in May or June, weather permitting. Completion is expected sometime in August.

Streets to be repaired include:

• Windmere Drive, from Powers Run Road to the cul-de-sac.

• Foxwood Drive, from Highland Road to the cul-de-sac.

• Silent Run Road, from Highland Road to the cul-de-sac.

• Autumn Path Lane, from Silent Run Road to the cul-de-sac.

• Hickory Hill Road, from Field Club Road to the cul-de-sac.

• Marvelwood Place, from cul-de-sac to cul-de-sac.

• Marvelwood Lane, from Buckingham Road to Marvelwood Place.

• Hemlock Hollow Road, from Hunt Road to Old Mill Road.

• Fieldvue Lane, from Guyasuta Road to the cul-de-sac.

• Shadow Ridge Drive, from Field Club Road to the cul-de-sac.

• Hemlock Hollow Road, from Fox Chapel to Hunt roads.

• Hemlock Hollow Road, from Dorseyville to Old Mill roads.

• Westmoreland Farms Drive.

• Spot milling and paving at various locations as directed.

The total contract was for about $1.675 million. About $59,000 of that will be reimbursed by Peoples Natural Gas for cost-sharing on a portion of the work, nearly $17,000 in reimbursements from utility companies for utility patches and about $95,000 in repairs to be paid by the Fox Chapel Authority.

Koehler said about $1.5 million of this year’s $1.6 million paving budget will be paid out for the project as a result of the reimbursements.

Koehler said streets are evaluated annually and selected for repairs based on surface and base condition, traffic volume and drainage issues.

Councilman Bradley Harrison said the paving program is one of many examples of how the borough regularly improves its infrastructure.

“Fox Chapel’s annual road paving program underscores our commitment to providing safe and well-maintained infrastructure across the community,” he said. “This is one of our primary responsibilities as a local government, and our extremely hardworking Public Works Department makes this happen day in and day out.”

Council President Andrew Bennett deferred questions to the borough manager, who said street evaluations and paving list selections are a team effort with public works, administrators and experts.

“The roadways’ conditions are reviewed with the engineer, and determinations are made based on traffic volumes, drainage, longitudinal and vertical cracking, planned or past utility work and asphalt surface and base condition,” Koehler said. “While the (financial) commitment is significant, it is reasonable for the amount of road mile maintained by the borough.”

In other business

Council approved erecting stop signs on Guyasuta Road at Fieldvue Lane.

Officials said the stop signs are necessary to alleviate sight distance concerns.

Council approved a sanitary sewer rehabilitation project along Old Mill Road. The project involves lining a 10-inch pipe. Insight Pipe Contracting LLC was hired for nearly $91,000.

Fox Chapel has spots available on its planning commission, park commission, zoning hearing board, construction board of appeals and more.

Submit an application and resume to Shawn M. Peterson at speterson@fox-chapel.pa.us.

Applications and more information about vacancies can be found on the borough website at fox-chapel.pa.us.

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