Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz unveiled the 2024 residential road program and recapped the 2023 stats during a press conference on January 8.
The event was staged at St. Aubin Drive, between South Reynolds and South Haven roads, which is slated to be the first unimproved road to undergo muchneeded repair using funds from the quarter percent road tax.
The inclusion of unimproved roads in the program stems from the positive outcome of Issue 24.
The mayor emphasized that beyond aesthetics, the repair of unimproved streets is a crucial step toward ensuring safety, accessibility and the overall well-being of all Toledo residents. He highlighted the significance of safe streets in contributing to the city’s quality of life, public health, environment and community connectedness.
The mayor shared the 2023 residential road program achievements which included: •patch and seal program, 12.84 lane miles, $465,000.
•overlay program, 8.54 lane miles, $656,000.
•residential resurfacing program, 43.87 lane miles, $23 million.
•major roads, 10.47 lane miles, $15.23 million, includes $11.23 million in federal and state grants, $4 million matches and planning.
•potholes filled: 101,014.
•sidewalks repaired: 192,578 square footage.
The mayor also unveiled the goals outlined for 2024:
•patch and seal program, 34 lane miles, $935,000.
•residential resurfacing program, 41.89 lane miles, $27 million.
•major roads, 24.97 lane miles, $21.13 million, includes $12.83 million in federal and state grants, $8.3 million matches and planning.
“Fortunately, in November 2020, the citizens of Toledo passed a quarter percent levy that could only be used for roads. We have resurfaced hundreds of residential roads per year, every year, and roughly 50 lane miles per year, every year,” The mayor said. “This is really an example of one of the true success stories of the city.”
Mayor Kapszukiewicz will hold a series of public meetings with TDOT and district city council members throughout February. The goal of these meetings is to:
•provide information about what residents of these roads can expect during construction.
•answer frequent questions including why are certain roads selected and what is the difference between types of repairs.
•discuss larger objectives to improve pedestrian safety, increase multimodal access and enhance the tree canopy.
On Your Block meetings will be held of the following dates from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
•Reynolds Corners Library, District 1, 4833 Dorr Street, Tuesday, January 30.
•Mott Library, District 4, 1010 Dorr Street, Thursday, February 8.
•Heatherdowns Library, District 2, 3265 Glanzman Road, Thursday, February 15.
•Locke Library, District 3, 703 Miami Street, Tuesday, February 20.
•Sanger Library, District 5, 3030 Central Avenue, Thursday, February 22.
•Point Place Library, District 6, 2727 117th Street, Tuesday, February 27.
The full schedule is available at toledo.oh.gov/roads.
