Campbell drainage project continues under Wilson Avenue

CAMPBELL

As the city tackles three major paving projects on state Route 289, Robinson Road and Tenney Avenue, Route 289 project has been experiencing some setbacks.

Joe Tovarnak, superintendent of the Campbell water department, said the city has been working on the piping underneath a section of state Route 289 – also called Wilson Avenue – for about two weeks.

He said while there is nothing structurally wrong with the piping or the culvert, which is a giant box that drains the city’s rainwater, the city wanted to put in a better piping system to handle rainwater runoff.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has been directing the repaving projects in Campbell. Justin Chesnic, a public information officer with ODOT District 4, said the state decided to add overflow outlet pipes underneath Wilson Avenue to help the culvert in dealing with overflow water coming from Campbell in rainstorms.

“We had a couple big rainstorms a couple weeks ago and determined the culvert was having a tough time flowing water through,” he said. “If it ever rains bad, there will now be other outlets for water to go to, so there’s less chance it will flood.”

Read more about the project in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.