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Road work starts in spring
Road work starts in spring
$1 million awarded for 2025 asphalt paving and rejuvenation in South Fayette
By Andrea Iglar
A road paving and rejuvenation program set for South Fayette this year involves 10 streets. Work is expected to start this spring and be complete by early July.
Shields Asphalt Paving of Richland will conduct milling and asphalt paving on about 2.4 miles of Hickory Grade Road, Millers Run Road Ext, Mohawk Road and Sygan Road.
The $1 million project also includes a third-mile of guardrail replacement along Mohawk Road.
In addition, Pavement Technology, Inc., of Westlake, Ohio, will complete a $50,000 asphalt rejuvenation project on 2.2 miles of roadway in the neighborhoods of Wood Creek, Hickory Heights and The Fairways at Hickory Heights.
Rejuvenation is a cost-effective way to extend the life of newer pavement. The roads on the rejuvenation list were paved in 2023.
Prior to road work, contractors will notify residents and post no-parking signs.
For the main milling and paving program, Shields was the lowest responsible bidder of four companies.
The multistep paving process takes about two to four weeks on each street, depending on weather and the road surface.
The first step is to mill, or grind off, about 3½ inches of the top pavement. About a week later, a 2-inch asphalt binder course is applied. Finally, the roadway is topped with a 1½-inch layer of asphalt wearing course.
The resulting pavement may last up to 15 years, depending on traffic volume, water drainage, underlying soils and other factors.
Inspectors from Gibson-Thomas Engineering Co., Inc. will oversee the project. Prior to paving, the firm will document existing conditions.
After paving, the contractor will restore any road striping, wedge curbs and other features to their original condition.
Township Public Works is completing road repairs and storm inlet work to prepare for the paving contractor.
The paving plan was based on a five-year guide that Gibson-Thomas prepared and data from RoadBotics, which uses artificial intelligence to assess video footage of roads.
To determine the final road list, the township reviewed and revised the information to account for efficiency, cost-effectiveness and other factors.
Any of the listed streets that cannot be completed this year, due to weather or other factors, will move to the 2026 program.
For more information about roads, visit southfayettepa.com/roads.
2025 road improvement program
Roads on paving list
Hickory Grade Road (from Old Pond Road to Pine Valley Drive)
Millers Run Road Extension
Mohawk Road
Sygan Road (from Oakridge Road to first bend)
Streets on rejuvenation list
Augusta Drive
Birch Court
Cypress Court
Hickory Heights Drive
Maple Court
Pine Valley Drive
Woodcreek Drive
Other work
Mohawk Road guardrail replacement
