Major work will begin next week on about half of Emporia’s annual road repair sites.

Milling and asphalting of the following roads is scheduled to begin on September 5 or shortly thereafter:

• 2nd Avenue (State Street to Rural Street)
• Rural Street (2nd Avenue to the dead end)
• Peyton Street (6th Avenue to 12th Avenue)
• 10th Avenue (Peyton Street to Topeka Street)
• Prairie Street at the Tyson plant and Tyson access roads
• Lawrence Street (6th Avenue to 12th Avenue)
• Oak Street (9th Avenue to 11th Avenue)
• Arundel Street (9th Avenue to the dead end)
• Chestnut Street (9th Avenue to 12th Avenue)
• 10th Avenue (Mechanic Street to Market Street)
• 10th Avenue (Market Street to Union Street)
• 11th Avenue (Mechanic Street to Market Street)
• 15th Avenue (east of Rural Street)

New asphalting has already been carried out on the other affected roads this summer:

• 2nd Avenue (East Street to Cottonwood Street)
• Lincoln Street (4th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
• Oaks Drive (Graphic Arts Road to 302′ West)
• 11th Avenue (Rural Street to West Street)
• Washington Street (6th Avenue to 7th Avenue)
• Washington Street (15th Avenue to Sherwood Way)
• Mayfair Street (Sherwood Way to 18th Avenue)
• Sherwood Way (Washington Park to 18th Avenue)
• Chestnut Street (dead end to 5th Avenue)
• Lincoln Street (7th Avenue to 9th Avenue)
• Wheeler Street (15th Avenue to 18th Avenue)
• Whittier Street (Riley Avenue to 300′ south of the lift station)
• Walnut Street (6th Avenue to 9th Avenue)
• C of E Drive (12th Avenue to Keyon Square Apartments)

Further sub-projects will be followed by milling and superstructure work, including work on curbs and gutters, sidewalks and ramps for the disabled.