Current Construction Projects

Annual City Street Repair Program
This annual program will resurface or repair approximately 20 asphalt and concrete neighborhood streets throughout the City. In 2024, the City will invest roughly $1.5 million in resurfacing and repairing local roads.

2024 Sidewalk Program
This annual program will replace deficient concrete sidewalk slabs in Ward 1 (Zones D and E) through an assessment process that were not replaced by property owners as a result of 2023 inspections by the City. These zones consist of 17.6 miles of sidewalk. The sidewalk inspections found roughly 2300 slabs of sidewalk to be deficient and in need of repair or replacement.

Mentor Lagoons Marina Bulkhead Replacement Phase 5
This project will repair and replace approximately 600 feet of bulkhead in the marina along D Dock with steel sheet piling and concrete walk at a cost of around $600,000.

Mentor Lagoons Marina Observation Tower
This project will construct an approximate 95-foot tall steel observation tower at the edge of the Mentor Marsh.

Senior Center Parking Lot
This project will construct a new 90 space asphalt parking lot just to the north of the existing parking lot connecting to Munson Road. The new lot will roughly double the amount of parking at the Senior Center and is expected to cost around $1,500,000.

Edgehill Road Culvert Replacement
This project will replace an existing 42-inch diameter deteriorating steel culvert with a new 42-inch diameter high density polyethylene corrugated culvert and install concrete headwalls. This project began in 2023.

Lakeshore Blvd. Storm Sewer Replacement
This project will replace approximately 600 feet of undersized storm sewer on the south side of Lakeshore Boulevard from Green Oak Avenue to Deerborn Avenue with 12-inch pipe.

Center Street Bridge Deck Replacement
ODOT will continue to work on the project in 2024. Work will mostly be confined to under the bridge and includes steel beam painting. Traffic on Center Street should not be impacted.

Marina Paver Parking Lot
At a cost of around $550,000, this project consists of installing a 16,000 square foot permeable paver parking lot at the Mentor Marina accommodating 22 tow vehicles / boat trailers. In addition to the pavers, vegetated buffers will be installed and the existing bioswale by the office/storage building will be restored.