Twelve short sections of street in Cheney soon will undergo renovation.

Shamrock Paving Inc. is the apparent low bidder for a residential street project, with a bid of $435,000, and Spokane Rock Products Inc. is the apparent low bidder for an arterial project, with a bid of $407,000, that together will involve work on the 12 streets, says Daryce Hoffman, of the city of Cheney Public Works Department.

Mike Morse, of Taylor Engineering Inc., of Spokane, is the project engineer for both projects. He says both jobs will begin after July 26 and will continue until about mid-September on the arterial project and until late September on the residential project. Both projects will involve barricading the streets, allowing local access only during construction, Morse says.

The residential street project will be funded by the city of Cheney, he says. In it, asphalt and gravel will be removed and replaced curb-to-curb on Clover Court between West Fifth and Buena Vista streets, and on G, College, and B streets between First Street and the railroad tracks. Old asphalt will be ground down, followed by an overlay of new asphalt, on K Street between West Fifth and West Sixth streets, on L Street between West Second and West Third streets, and on West Second Street between Union and H streets. Similar upgrades will be made on Cocolalla Street between First and Elm streets, and on North Second Street between Sixth and Mary streets. Additionally, travel lanes will be reconstructed and parking lanes will be crack sealed on West Second between K and Union streets, and old asphalt will be partially ground down and overlaid with new asphalt on North Fifth Street between Elm and Oakland streets, and on Erie Street between Cedar and Oakland streets.

The arterial project will be funded through the federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Morse says. Asphalt will be ground down on G Street between First and Seventh streets, on North Sixth between Elm and Oak streets, on Oakland between North Sixth and North Second streets, and on North Second between Elm and Oakland streets. The streets then will be overlaid with new asphalt. Also, G Street between First and Second streets will be reconstructed, with placement of a stabilizing "geo-textile" fabric intended to prevent cracking, and replacement of gravel and asphalt, he says. Sidewalk ramps with cast-iron warning plates will be installed as needed for Americans With Disabilities Act compliance, he adds.

Both contracts also call for replacement of sidewalks that have large cracks or heaving. Where storm water has collected in the past, drainage structures will be installed, Morse says.