Work has begun on the Montgomery Signals Project, which will replace traffic lights with new state-ofthe- art LED technology. Not only will the new lights provide motorists with a brighter, more visible signal, they also will save significant costs on electricity.

Complete General Construction Company has begun work at Kennedy Lane and will proceed north to Weller Road, including work at every signalized intersection on Montgomery Road and also the Cooper Road-Main Street intersection. Each intersection will have emergency vehicle preemption devices installed to detect approaching emergency vehicles, natural gas back-up generators, and upgraded LED pedestrian crosswalk devices and signage.

This project is funded primarily by a $540,000 grant from the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments. Under the grant, Montgomery will pay only 20 percent of the project cost. The project completion date is scheduled for early August.

The public is invited to attend an open house scheduled for March 12, 2012 in Council Chambers of City Hall from 2-8 p.m. to review preliminary plans for the Kemper Road Improvement Project included in the 2012 Capital Improvement Program. The project includes the following improvements to create a more efficient and effective traffic flow pattern while also providing safety for pedestrians:

• Replacement of the all-way stop on Kemper Road at Weller Road and installation of traffic signals
• Installation of dedicated right and left turn lanes on Kemper Road at Weller Road
• Modifications of the three way stop to a one way stop on Kemper road at Terwilliger’s Run Drive and the installation of a dedicated left turn lane
• Installation of sidewalk from Terwilliger’s Run Drive to Weller Road

Staff members will be present to review the project details, gather feedback, and to answer questions.

For additional information regarding this project or other construction projects please contact Brian Riblet, Acting Public Works Director at 792-8319.

Pfeiffer Road Pond/Waterfall andTwinkle Lane projects to begin

The Pfeiffer Road Pond/Waterfall and Twinkle Lane Waterline Project has been awarded to Welsh Excavation Company, Inc. The project includes excavation of approximately three feet of deep muck out of the upper and lower ponds and replaces it with approximately a two-foot bentonite-treated clay liner.

The wet well intake structure will be updated, including a new safety apparatus. A wet well discharge structure also will be installed to address maintenance issues. New electrical wiring and LED lighting fixtures will also be installed around both the upper and lower ponds.

In addition, there will be approximately 384 ft. of eightfoot and 256 ft. of six-foot ductile iron water line installed, as well as four new residential water service branches on Twinkle Lane.

Work will begin on the project in early October with a completion timeframe of four to six weeks.

The Montgomery City Council authorized City Manager Cheryl Hilvert to enter into a contract with Prus Construction Co. to complete the City of Montgomery’s 2011 Street Resurfacing Program at the May 4, 2011 City Council Business Session. A May 27 pre-construction meeting with Prus Construction identified the work schedule and various project “milestones”. Work on the project is anticipated to begin in early to mid June.  Information about the project will be mailed to each resident with property frontage on the street segments scheduled for construction during the June-September time frame.