Mburgh Village Seeking Bids to Replace Sidewalks

Sidewalks may be Replaced on Wells and Danforth Avenues, Lower Grove

MIDDLEBURGH - The Village of Middleburgh is seeking proposals on replacing three sections of sidewalks later this year.

Village board members Monday night agreed to request proposals to replace sidewalks on two sections of Wells Avenue, a section on Danforth Avenue, and also on Lower Grove Street.

Mayor Tim Knight said the sidewalks committee and streets superintendent Cole Keyser looked over the sidewalks in the village and selected these three sections since they are some of the worst and most heavily traveled in the village, outside of Main Street.

The three sections of sidewalks selected were:

* Wells Avenue from Our Lady of the Valley parsonage to Chestnut Lane. 325 feet with curb, four-feet-by-six inches deep. One blind detector tile at a corner.

* Wells Avenue from Chestnut Lane to Lower Grove Street. 395 feet with curb (325 feet on Wells and 70 on Lower Grove). Four-feet-wide by-six inches deep. Three blind detector tiles.

* Danforth Avenue to Wells Avenue (sidewalk around fire department park). 150 feet with no curb. Four-feet-wide by six inches deep. Two blind detector tiles.

Superintendent Keyser said he had no idea on the final prices.

Mayor Knight said that the three projects can be bid individually. When the bids come in, the board can look at the village finances and approve the projects that they can afford.

Last week, Mayor Knight said he hoped to keep costs in the $25,000-$30,000 range. 

The intention is to have the sidewalk replacement work done this spring and summer, "so that we can kickstart our long-term goal of replacing a significant number of dilapidated sidewalks in the village's residential neighborhoods over the next five to 10 years," the Mayor added.