Walbridge: Waterline, bridge projects set to start in village

The Wood County commissioners and the Northwestern Water and Sewer District last week approved resolutions to start two infrastructure projects in the Village of Walbridge.
The district board of trustees approved an agreement with the Ohio Water Development Loan Fund to finance the replacement of waterlines along Main Street in the village.
The 4-inch and 6-inch lines now in use will be replaced with 8-inch lines, Theresa Pollick, public information director of the district, said.
The project will replace waterlines between Clinton and Guy streets, she said, adding that the project is being coordinated with the village, which plans to repave Main Street this summer.
Pollick said the waterline project is expected to start by early summer and be completed by September.
“This will be a $600,266 investment into the village infrastructure,” she said.
Residents impacted by the project will receive letters with information regarding water service shut-offs and other details.
Mayor Ed Kolanko said Main Street from Elm Street to a set of railroad tracks south of Walbridge Road will be repaved.
Grants from the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Public Works Commission totaling approximately $400,000 will cover the majority of the repaving costs, the mayor said.
“This is a much needed upgrade for the village,” he said. “Repaving all of Main Street is something we’ve been working and planning for the last few years.”
The county commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution to advertise for materials to upgrade a bridge on Drouillard Road that crosses Cedar Creek.