Project Status

Project Tasks

Detour Information

Business Information

Greetings!

Work is progressing quite well in the last several weeks. Storm Water Installation is making its way through downtown to Charles Street. Work from the Sandusky River bridge north to Bucyrus Community Hospital will include some of the "finishing touches" over the next several weeks. Read below for more.

As we've stated before, and will continue to stress, we are committed to doing our best throughout this project to maintain local traffic access to the downtown business. There will be times that require a shut down of specific areas, but we are working diligently to minimize any local traffic shutdown.

Thank you for your patience during this project. Our hope is that this project will lead to a more prosperous Bucyrus!

Sincerely,

Dan Ross, Mayor
Sid Seevers, Service-Safety Director

Curbs are installed and the street light bases are being installed this week from the Sandusky River bridge north to Bucyrus Community Hospital. Weather permitting, the contractor plans to pave the roadway by this Friday, November 6th, in this section. The contractor also anticipates the sidewalks and driveways to be completed by the end of next week.

The Storm Water Installation is progressing well towards Charles Street. Once the Storm Water Installation is completed, the contractor will begin installing a new water line through the downtown. The final step in this portion of the project for 2009 will be to repair the trenches for both the storm and water lines.

We, along with the contractor, will do everything we can to maintain local traffic access to downtown businesses in these areas. Safety is of the utmost importance, and is the primary reason for any and all detours around certain sections of the downtown. When a full detour is required, we will have electronic signage at each end of the detour promoting downtown merchants open for business, and the use of alternative entrances to these businesses.

The contractor is scheduled to leave Bucyrus on November 25th for the winter and will return in 2010. Email updates for the project will be very limited throughout the winter months and will resume on a weekly basis prior to the contractor's return in 2010.

Listed below is a schedule of project tasks for the downtown revitalization project. Throughout the phases of these tasks, every attempt will be made to maintain local access to the downtown businesses.

Every effort is being made to maintain local traffic through the downtown area. If a full detour is required, we will communicate with you when, and if, a closure is necessary. We will also employ the use of electronic message boards at each end of any and all full detours to help promote the local businesses as open.

We appreciate everyone, including the downtown businesses, being patient with us during this challenging time of the revitalization of the Bucyrus downtown.

The Bucyrus Area Chamber of Commerce has provided a list of employee offstreet parking options for downton businesses. View a letter from Chamber Executive Director Deb Pinion for full details.

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In our continued efforts to support and advertise your business during the downtown revitalization, the City of Bucyrus would like to offer your business an opportunity to do an informational video to be aired on the Bucyrus Access Channel. The video will be filmed and produced by Gary Hess at your business.

The purpose of the video will be to let your customers know that you are open for business during the downtown construction, your business hours, available off-street parking for your business, and the rear entrance for your business (when applicable).

If you are interested in utilizing this service, please call the Mayor's office (419-562-6767 ext. 221) or email the office (bucyrus@cityofbucyrusoh.us) to schedule an appointment for your business.