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“There seems to be a lot of accidents on the pavement, and people sliding,” he said.
In a joint project with Hamilton and the Ohio Department of Transportation, the road was micro-milled where a thin layer of asphalt was removed. Later this summer, or possibly earlier next year, the road will be micro-paved, said Butsch.
“The surface looks a little like sand, so it’s roughened up a little bit and made it a little coarser,” he said. “It’s a very thin layer.”
Butsch said it has no impact on a vehicle.
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ODOT will pay for 90 percent of the roughly $500,000 project through its Highway Safety Program. Hamilton and Fairfield will proportionately split the remaining 10 percent of the project. Fairfield, which will have less paving in its jurisdiction, will pay $14,681.
Butsch said he didn’t know why the pavement was slicker than usual.
“It’s just regular pavement,” he said. “It’s something maybe with the mix, the design, but it seemed to be slicker than normal when it got wet.”
According to a city staff report, ODOT will administer the design and construction of the project.
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