Street, Water, & Sewer
Infrastructure Projects

Grandon Avenue:

Work will continue on Grandon Avenue between Astor and Mound this week. Grandon Avenue will be closed to through traffic during this time with no on-street parking allowed during working hours. Mound Street will be closed during working hours as needed for pipe installation across this intersection.

Charles Street east of Grandon will be closed for several months to allow for material and equipment staging during construction. Notices were sent to all residents by mail on June 5th. Please notify the water department at 614-559-4273 if you are a resident of Grandon Avenue and did not receive a notice in the mail.

Dear Grandon Avenue Resident:

As you may be aware the City of Bexley has been working on plans in preparation to reconstruct Grandon Avenue from Livingston Avenue to Main Street. Recently the work for the Water and Storm Sewer Improvements was bid and Danbert, Inc.  has been selected to perform water main and storm sewer work. The project consists of:

• Installation of a new ductile iron water main and fire hydrants from Livingston Avenue to Main Street.
• Reconnection of all active water services to the new water mains.
• Repair of Storm Sewer Drainage and Inlets at the intersection of Charles Street, Astor Avenue, Mound Street and Main Street.
• Removal and replacement of concrete sidewalk panels and curbs where disturbed by water main and service reconnection work.
• Repair of the street pavement where disturbed by utility installation work.
• Other related work such as seeding disturbed areas, installation of curb ramps, etc.
• The contractor is scheduled to mobilize and begin work the week of June 12^th. The overall project will last approximately 5 months and will be constructed in phases. Only a few blocks will be in each phase. During this time, there will be parking restrictions posted on the street.
• We will maintain access to residences during the workday to the extent feasible but there will be occasions when access will not be immediately available, particularly during water main installation involving open trenches. This is usually limited to the area where the crews are actively working and vehicular access may be available by going around the block from the opposite direction or by using the back alleys.
• We will be constructing the improvements in phases beginning at Livingston Avenue and working to the North few blocks at a time. We will provide periodic schedule updates on the City’s website and also will email updates to those who sign up for the Bexley Blast at https://bexley.org/#blast
• During construction there will be additional notices placed on the front door of your residence to notify you of any special conditions such as temporary water shut offs during reconnection of your service, temporary closure of a driveway during water main or storm sewer installation as well as pavement replacement for trenches.
• If you have a sprinkler system or an invisible fence located in the street right of way (the area between the back of curb and roughly 5’ behind the sidewalk) please mark them with locating flags or wood stakes to help avoid damage from occurring.
• You will need to ensure that one of your outdoor faucets is turned on and working so that we can use it to test and flush your water service after reconnection to the new water main.

Important message regarding private water services: 

We are asking each property owner to reply as to whether they would like the opportunity to pay to have their private water service replaced as part of the construction project. 

• The City owns and maintains the portion of the water service under the roadway and each of these will be replaced with a new water service at no cost to the homeowner.
• The portion of the water service from the curb stop to the residence (or business) is owned by the property owner and this is the property owner’s responsibility to maintain and eventually replace at their expense.
• Some have been replaced by the property owners but most have not. These are typically made of galvanized iron pipe and are as old as the original water mains which were installed in the 1920’s.
• The galvanized iron pipes suffer from internal and external corrosion and the growth of deposits on the inside of the pipe which will eventually reduce and block water flow.
• The EPA is requiring that we offer each homeowner the opportunity to replace their galvanized iron service line at the time we replace the City portion of each water service under the roadway.
• It is your option as to whether you wish to do so using our contractor or if you wish to keep using the galvanized iron pipe service or hire your own contractor to replace it.
• Please be informed that we believe that most of the original City owned service pipes were made of lead and must be replaced at the time we install new water mains. Because the EPA recommends the privately owned galvanized iron pipes also be replaced if found to have been connected to a lead service line we are making this opportunity available to each property owner.
• The cost for a property owner to replace their galvanized iron pipe water service with a new copper or poly service line is estimated to be in the range of $3,000 to $4,000.
• We do not know which properties have galvanized iron water service pipes but we can inspect the pipe at the meter location inside each property and let you know if your service is indeed a galvanized iron pipe or if it has already been replaced with a newer and better material.
• To arrange for an inspection please contact the Bexley Water Department (614) 559-4273.

If you have any questions regarding your water service or any other concern you may contact the following phone numbers during regular working hours:

City of Bexley Public Service Department (614) 559-4220 (general information)

City of Bexley City Engineer (614) 949-8102 (David B Koch, PE)

Danbert, Inc (614) 873-4677 x219 (Mack Rose, Project Manager)

Again, thank you for your patience and cooperation. 

Sincerely,

City of Bexley