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City of Columbus To Cut Brush and Improve Surfaces In Approximately 30 Miles of Alleys This Spring and Summer

The City of Columbus has started work to cut brush and improve the surfaces of approximately 30 miles of alleys in the Department of Public Service’s 2012 alley improvements program. At least 127 alleys will be improved on the Hilltop, in South Linden and on the South Side this year.

“We continue to work to make alleys all over Columbus safer for residents,” said Mayor Michael B. Coleman. “Smoother alleys also extend the lives of our Refuse trucks and save money in maintenance costs.”

Between 2009 and 2011, the Department of Public Service improved a combined 86.5 miles of alleys across Columbus:

2011: 66 miles of alleys (423 alleys)
2010: 13.5 miles of alleys (96 alleys)
2009: Nine miles of alleys (41 alleys) in the midst of the City’s budget crisis

“Alleys are important pieces of many of our urban communities and must be cared for like our streets, sidewalks and curbs,” said Eileen Y. Paley, chair of the Public Service and Transportation Committee. “These improvements are investments in neighborhoods.”

The number of alleys surfaced treated each year depends primarily on available funding in the Department of Public Service’s Street Construction Maintenance Fund budget. The city will invest $1.5 million in alley brush cutting and surface treatment in 2012, compared to $2.5 million in 2011, $206,550 in 2010 and $138,984 in 2009.

Improvements to alley surfaces, also known as surface treatment, are done in the following steps:

Cutting and clearing of brush from the public right-of-way portion of the alley
The cleaning and smoothing of the alley’s surface
Repair of potholes in the alley using the same materials used to fill potholes on city streets
The alley surfaces are then covered with a mix of crushed stone and a tar-like liquid emulsion

Motorists can safely drive on alleys immediately after they are surface treated without damaging their vehicles.

Alley surface treatments on all city alleys are done on a regular rotation. However, city alleys are checked annually to determine whether work needs to be scheduled. Some city alleys are not surface treated because they are so flat that the work would cause flooding in abutting yards during rains.

City of Columbus Alleys To Receive Surface Treatment

and Brush Cutting in 2011

South Linden (29 alleys)
Alley location	Alley Direction (north-south or east-west)	Boundaries
Alley between East Hudson Street and Kohr Place	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and north-south alley east of Dresden Street
Alley between East Hudson Street and East Tompkins Avenue	East-West	Between Dresden Street and McGuffey Road
Alley between East Tompkins Street and Clinton Street	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Dresden Street to dead end of alley to the west
Alley between East Blake Avenue and Clinton Street	East-West	Between first north-south alley west of Dresden Street and end of alley to the west
Alley between Duxberry Avenue and East Maynard Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and north-south alley east of Dresden Street
Alley between East Maynard Avenue and East Blake Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and north-south alley east of Dresden Street
Alley between East Blake Avenue and Cordell Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and north-south alley east of Dresden Street
Alley between Cordell Avenue and Kenmore Road	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and north-south alley east of Dresden Street
Alley between Kenmore Road and Kohr Place	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and north-south alley east of Dresden Street
Alley between East 26^th Avenue and Duxberry Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and Lexington Avenue
Alley between Duxberry Avenue and East Maynard Avenue	East-West	Between Homestead Drive and Gerbert Road
Alley between McGuffey Road and Lexington Avenue	North-South	Between Clinton Street and the end of the alley south of East Maynard Avenue
Alley between McGuffey Road and Lexington Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of East Hudson Street and end of the alley north of Clinton Street
Alley between Hamilton Avenue and McGuffey Road	North-South	Between east-west alley south of East Hudson Street and east-west alley south of Duxberry Avenue
Alley between Gerbert Road and Hamilton Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of East Hudson Street and end of alley south of East Maynard Avenue
Alley between Ontario Street and Gerbert Road	North-South	Between east-west alley south of East Hudson Street and end of alley south of East Maynard Avenue
Alley between Homestead Drive and Ontario Street	North-South	Between east-west alley south of East Hudson Street and end of alley south of Clinton Street
Alley between Medina Avenue and Homestead Drive	North-South	Between east-west alley south of East Hudson Street and end of alley south of Clinton Street
First alley east of Medina Avenue	North-South	Between East Blake Avenue and Clinton Street
First alley west of Dresden Street	North-South	Between east-west alley south of East Hudson Street and East Blake Avenue
Alley between East 25^th Avenue and East 26^th Avenue	East-West	Between Hamilton Avenue and north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue
Alley between East 24^th Avenue and East 25^th Avenue	East-West	Between Hamilton Avenue and north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue
Alley between East 23^rd Avenue and East 24^th Avenue	East-West	Between Hamilton Avenue and north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue
Alley between East 22^nd Avenue and East 23^rd Avenue	East-West	Between Hamilton Avenue and north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue
Alley between East 21^st Avenue and East 22^nd Avenue	East-West	Between Hamilton Avenue and north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue
Alley between East 20^th Avenue and East 21^st Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and Howey Road
Alley between East 19^th Avenue and East 20^th Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and Howey Road
Alley between East 18^th Avenue and East 19^th Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and Howey Road
Alley between East 17^th Avenue and East 18^th Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley west of Cleveland Avenue and Howey Road

South Side (62 alleys)
Alley location	Alley Direction (north-south or east-west)	Boundaries
Alley between East Whittier Street and Stanley Avenue	East-West	Between north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue and South 18^th Street
Alley between Stanley Avenue and East Kossuth Street	East-West	Between South 18^th Street and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley between East Kossuth Street and East Columbus Street	East-West	Between South 18^th Street and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley between South 18^th Street and South 17^th Street	North-South	Between East Columbus Street and east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley between South 17^th Street and Ann Street	North-South	Between East Kossuth Street and east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley between Ann Street and Wager Street	North-South	Between East Kossuth Street and Jackson Street
Alley between Parsons Avenue and Wager Street	North-South	Between Jackson Street and concrete pavement immediately north of East Whittier Street
Alley between Heyl Avenue and South 18^th Street	North-South	Between east-west alley north of East Whittier Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley north of East Sycamore Street	East-West	Between South 18^th Street and Heyl Avenue
Alley south of East Livingston Avenue	East-West	Between South 17^th Street and Heyl Avenue
Alley between Carpenter Street and Heyl Avenue	North-South	Between East Sycamore Street and East Columbus Street
Alley between East Kossuth Street and East Columbus Street	East-West	Between Heyl Avenue and Carpenter Street
Alley between Carpenter Street and Heyl Avenue	North-South	Between East Kossuth Street and Stanley Avenue
Alley between Carpenter Street and Heyl Avenue	North-South	Between Stanley Avenue and the east-west alley north of Whittier Street
Alley between East Whittier Street and Stanley Avenue	East-West	Between Carpenter Street and South 18^th Street
Alley between East Kossuth Street and East Columbus Street	East-West	Between Gilbert Street and Wagner Street
Alley between Gilbert Street and Carpenter Street	North-South	Between East Kossuth Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley between Gilbert Street and Carpenter Street	North-South	Between East Kossuth Street and Stanley Avenue
Alley between South 22^nd Street and Gilbert Street	North-South	Between East Columbus Street and the east-west alley south of Livingston Avenue
First alley east of Gilbert Street	North-South	Between East Columbus Street and Reinhard Avenue
Alley west of South 22^nd Street	North-South	Between East Columbus Street and Stanley Avenue
Alley between South Ohio Avenue and South 22^nd Street	North-South	Between East Whittier Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley between South Champion Avenue and South Ohio Avenue	North-South	Between East Whittier Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley between Oakwood Avenue and South Champion Avenue	North-South	Between East Whittier Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
First alley east of Oakwood Avenue	North-South	Between East Whittier Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
First alley west of Wilson Avenue	North-South	Between East Whittier Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
First alley east of Wilson Avenue	North-South	Between East Whittier Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
First alley west of Linwood Avenue	North-South	Between East Whittier Street and the east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley between Studer Avenue and Linwood Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley north of East Whittier Street and east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley between Lockbourne Road and Studer Avenue	North-South	Between East Kossuth Street and east-west alley south of East Livingston Avenue
Alley south of East Livingston Avenue	East-West	Between Lockbourne Road and Carpenter Street
Alley between East Whittier Street and Stanley Avenue	East-West	Between Carpenter Street and the north-south alley west of Oakwood Avenue
Alley between East Whittier Street and Stanley Avenue	East-West	Between Lockbourne Road and first alley west of Linwood Avenue
Schiller Aly between East Whittier Street and Lansing Street	East-West	Between City Park Avenue and South Pearl Street
Alley between Beech Street and Bruck Street	North-South	Between Frankfort Street and the east-west alley north of East Kossuth Street
Alley between East Kossuth Street and East Columbus Street	East-West	Between Beech Street and the north-south alley west of Bruck Street
Alley between Bruck Street and Ebner Street	North-South	Between East Kossuth Street and Forest Street
Alley between Merritt Street and Hosack Street	East-West	Between South 4^th Street and north-south alley east of South High Street
Alley between East Welch Avenue and East Markison Avenue	East-West	Between Ann Street and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley between East Morrill Avenue and East Welch Avenue	East-West	Between Ann Street and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley beween East Hinman Avenue and East Morrill Avenue	East-West	Between Ann Street and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley between East Woodrow Avenue and East Hinman Avenue	East-West	Between Ann Street and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley between Olpp Avenue and East Woodrow Avenue	East-West	Between Ann Street and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley between East Innis Avenue and Olpp Avenue	East-West	Between Ann Street and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley between Kian Avenue and Marion Road	East-West	Between Parsons Avenue and north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley east of Parsons Avenue	North-South	Between Kian Avenue and Marion Road
Alley east of Tanoc Street	North-South	Between Kian Avenue and Hosack Street
Alley between Hosack Street and Kian Avenue	East-West	Between Tanoc Street and alley north-south alley east of Parsons Avenue
Alley east of Tanoc Street	North-South	Between east-west alley north of Hosack Street and east-west alley south of Hosack Street
Alley south of Hosack Street	East-West	Between north-south alley east of Parsons and north-south alley east of Tanoc Street
Alley east of Parsons Avenue	North-South	Between Hosack Street and east-west alley south of Hosack Street
Alley north of Stambaugh Avenue	East-West	Between Eagle Avenue and north-south alley east of Groveport Road
Alley between Stambaugh Avenue and Elwood Avenue	East-West	Between Stambaugh Avenue curving to the southeast and north-south alley east of Groveport Road
Alley west of Heiman Avenue	North-South	Between Koebel Road and east-west alley north of Lock Avenue
Alley north of Lock Avenue	East-West	Between Eagle Avenue and Lock Avenue curving to the southeast
Alley between Koebel Road and Lock Avenue	East-West	Between Eagle Avenue and Lock Avenue
First alley west of Groveport Road	North-South	Between Llewellyn Avenue and the east-west alley south of Llewellyn Avenue
First alley west of Groveport Road	North-South	Between Glendower Avenue and the east-west alley north of Glendower Avenue
First alley west of Groveport Road	North-South	Between Glendower Avenue and the east-west alley south of Glendower Avenue
Second alley west of Groveport Road	North-South	Between Glendower Avenue and the east-west alley south of Glendower Avenue
Third alley west of Groveport Road	North-South	Between Glendower Avenue and the east-west alley south of Glendower Avenue
Alley south of Glendower Avenue	East-West	Between Groveport Road and the third alley west of Groveport Road

Hilltop (36)
Alley location	Alley Direction (north-south or east-west)	Boundaries
Alley between South Harris Avenue and South Hague Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and east-west alley north of Sullivant Avenue
Alley between South Warren Avenue and South Harris Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and Wicklow Road
Alley between South Ogden Avenue and South Warren Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and east-west alley north of Sullivant Avenue
Alley between South Burgess Avenue and South Ogden Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and east-west alley north of Sullivant Avenue
Alley south of West Broad Street	East-West	Between South Hague Avenue and north-south alley west of South Warren Avenue
Alley south of West Broad Street	East-West	Between South Ogden Avenue and north-south alley west of South Warren Avenue
Alley north of Sullivant Avenue	East-West	Between South Hague Avenue and South Harris Avenue
Alley between South Richardson Avenue and South Burgess Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and east-west alley north of Sullivant Avenue
Alley between South Terrace Avenue and South Richardson Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and east-west alley north of Sullivant Avenue
Alley between South Eureka Avenue and South Terrace Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and east-west alley north of Sullivant Avenue
Alley between South Wayne Avenue and South Eureka Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and east-west alley north of Sullivant Avenue
First alley north of Olive Street	East-West	Between South Wayne Avenue and north-south alley west of South Eureka Avenue
Alley between Fremont Street and Palmetto Street	East-West	Between South Wayne Avenue and north-south alley west of South Eureka Avenue
Alley between Wicklow Road and Fremont Street	East-West	Between South Wayne Avenue and north-south alley west of South Eureka Avenue
Alley between Logan Street and Ray Street	East-West	Between South Oakley Avenue and South Wayne Avenue
Alley between Plum Street and Pomola Street	East-West	Between South Oakley Avenue and South Wayne Avenue
Alley between Pomola Street and Louden Avenue	East-West	Between South Oakley Avenue and South Wayne Avenue
Alley between Louden Avenue and Apple Street	East-West	Between South Oakley Avenue and South Wayne Avenue
Alley between South Oakley Avenue and South Wayne Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and Logan Street
Alley south of West Broad Street	East-West	Between South Burgess Avenue and South Wayne Avenue
Alley south of West Broad Street	East-West	Between South Wayne Avenue and South Oakley Avenue
Alley between South Oakley Avenue and South Wayne Avenue	North-South	Between Sullivant Avenue and the first east-west alley north of Sullivant Avenue
Alley north of Sullivant Avenue	East-West	Between South Warren Avenue and the north-south alley west of Oakley Avenue
Alley between Demorest Road and Dexter Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of Sullivant Avenue and east-west alley north of Eakin Road
Alley between Demorest Road and Derrer Road	North-South	Between Parkside Road and Palmetto Street
Alley running west from intersection of Wicklow Road and Josephine Avenue	East-West	Between Josephine Avenue and end of alley to the west
Alley between Demorest Road and Derrer Road	North-South	Between Olive Street and Camp Chase Drive
Alley between Demorest Road and Letchworth Avenue	North-South	Between Palmetto Street and the east-west alley north of Wicklow Road
Alley between Letchworth Avenue and South Southampton Avenue	North-South	Between east-west alley south of West Broad Street and east-west alley north of Wicklow Road
Alley between Powhatan Avenue and South Sylvan Avenue	North-South	Between Olive Street and Palmetto Street
Alley between South Algonquin Avenue and Powhatan Avenue	North-South	Between the east-west alley south of West Broad Street and Olive Street
Alley between Guernsey Avenue and Binns Boulevard	North-South	Between the east-west alley north of Wicklow Road and the east-west alley south of Fremont Street
Alley between South Roys Avenue and Guernsey Avenue	North-South	Between the east-west alley north of Wicklow Road and the east-west alley south of Fremont Street
Alley between South Hague Avenue and South Harris Avenue	North-South	Between Eakin Road and Rosedale Avenue
Alley between Midland Avenue and Clarendon Avenue	North-South	Between Dartmoor Road and Whitehead Road
Alley between Wrexham Avenue and Belvidere Avenue	North-South	Between the east-west alley north of Doran Avenue and the east-west alley south of Floral Avenue

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