Project overview

Concrete streets deteriorate over time as water and salt enter joints and cracks.

Factors that worsen conditions:

• Poor drainage
• Underlying soil conditions
• Higher traffic volumes

The Concrete Streets Rehabilitation program extends the life of concrete streets throughout the city.

We target concrete streets for which a proper repair will:

1. prolong the street’s life and
2. improve ride quality and neighborhood livability.

Repairing concrete generally consists of:

• Saw cutting
• Removing and replacing deteriorated concrete joints
• Other pavement distresses

We also replace concrete panels that we cannot salvage.

Other updates we may make:

• Upgrade select pedestrian ramps
• Replace select curbs and gutters
• Resurface the street pavement with a diamond grind

Any of these tasks will likely require us to replace less than 25 percent of the pavement. Along with the street work, we’ll make improvements to gas, water, and sewer utilities.

2025 locations

In 2025, the City will improve several streets in the Kenwood neighborhood. The scope of work includes:

• upgrading many of the pedestrian ramps at the corners;

• repair of select concrete street panels;

• final diamond grind over the entire roadway.

Kenwood Neighborhood Effected Streets

See 2025 locations map

• Upton Ave S
• 21^st St W
• 22^nd St W
• 24^th St W
• Thomas Ave S
• Sheridan Ave S
• Russell Ave S

Traffic impacts

In Spring of 2025, CenterPoint Energy will be upgrading gas main in the neighborhood. This will be completed prior to the concrete rehabilitation.

Concrete work will be performed by city forces. We anticipate starting in late June to early July, once the utility work is complete in the neighborhood.

Traffic impacts from the concrete rehab project will be updated here as work is scheduled.

Weekly stakeholder meeting

Weekly stakeholder meeting

Coming in the Summer of 2025 for the Kenwood Neighborhood. If you have questions in the meantime, please reach out to Chris DeDene.

Contact Chris DeDene

Past concrete rehab work

2023

• Minnehaha Ave S between 24th St E and Franklin Ave

2022  

• 44th Street East from Minnehaha Avenue to Edmund Boulevard
• 42^nd Ave S from 44^th Street E to 46^th Street E