Sections of Cutsinger Road, outlined in red, will be under construction this fall for road work. The blue lines indicate where a culvert will be widened and a trail extended next year. Provided by the city of Greenwood
An upcoming project will widen parts of Cutsinger Road and add a multi-use trail in Greenwood.
Greenwood officials plan to close off parts of Cutsinger Road between Averitt and Honey Creek roads for the rehabilitation project. An about $1.6-million contract has been awarded to Calumet Civil Contractors, who plan to start work on Oct. 7.
“They were hoping to be out there a little sooner here in September, but there’s been a couple of utilities that continue to linger on their relocations that had to be done,” said Mark St. John, city engineer.
The sections being worked on are closest to the Cutsinger Road’s intersections with Averitt and Honey Creek roads, plans show. The project includes widening the roadway and a “structural overlay” of the entire roadway. Ditch work will also take place for the project and a new multi-use trail will be installed on the south side of Cutsinger Road from McCormick Estates to Honey Creek Road, St. John said.
“If you look at the new sections of roadway along the fire station or in front of the new subdivisions, that’s what we’re going to make the old sections of roadway at Honey Creek and Avert look like,” St. John said.
The widening is not necessarily adding new lanes to the road for the most part, but rather widening the existing lanes. The current road sections are “old county road” sections that are two 10-foot lanes with no shoulders. With the widening, the lanes will become two 10-foot lanes with 2-foot shoulders, he said.
Additionally, where Cutsinger Road meets Honey Creek and Averitt roads, respectively, the left and right turn lanes will be separated out. This adds turn lanes at these intersections, which St. John says will help with traffic at these intersections.
While widening will take place, the project at its core is a pavement rehabilitation project as the older sections of pavement are in bad shape. The road is also narrow, and with additional traffic and growth in the area, there’s a need for it to be widened, he said.
The planned ditch work will help improve storm sewer and drainage on the roadway. The multi-use trail will add a pedestrian benefit when complete, though this is secondary to the main intention of the project, St. John said.
Local access will be maintained during the project, including for Greenwood Fire Station 93. No through traffic will be permitted, St. John said.
The detour route follows Averitt Road to the Stones Crossing/Worthsville Road roundabout, and Stones Crossing Road to Honey Creek Road, plans show. There are also secondary access points for Honey Creek and Stones Crossing roads for nearby residents, St. John said.
The plan is for roadway work to get done by the end of November, St. John said.
Some work will have to take place next year, however. This includes some work associated with the trail and a culvert that needs to be widened. But these will be done outside the roadway and traffic will be maintained, St. John said.
