INDIANAPOLIS — The city is hoping to get an early jump on work to resurface pothole-marred Indianapolis streets.
The process is known as "strip-patching."
Rather than just refilling potholes, special equipment is used to strip off the top layer of pavement and replace it with a new surface.
This work usually doesn't begin until March or April, but the city hopes to get going on it as early as next week.
It all depends on weather and the supply of asphalt, which usually isn't available this time of year.
"We're working closely with our asphalt vendors to open on Monday," said Department of Public Works Director Dan Parker. "If we get the material we need, Indianapolis drivers will see work begin immediately."
Here is a list of the first locations to be strip-patched.
- 86th Street, from Purdue to Harcourt roads
- Southport Road, from Mann Road to Tibbs Avenue
- Allisonville Road, from 46th to 47th streets
- German Church Road, from 38th to 42nd streets
- Senate Boulevard, from 16th to 21st streets
- 21st Street, from Senate Boulevard to Meridian Street
- Forest Manor Avenue, from 28th to 45th streets
- Gadsden Street, from S McClure Street to Holt Road
- Wellesley Boulevard, from 16th to 21st streets
- Raymond Street, from 8300 to 8400 Raymond Street
- 16th Street, from 8100 to 8200 16th Street
- 10th Street, from Holt to Concord roads
- Westfield Boulevard, from Meridian Street to College Avenue
- Madison Avenue, from McCarty Street to 550 feet south of McCarty Street
After priority roads are repaved, DPW will use a "rolling list" of additional streets to be strip-patched.
$126 million will be spent on road repairs and improvements this year.
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