Road Program

Louis Lambros
Engineer – Road Program
412-831-6800, x138
[email protected]

About the Bethel Park Road Program
The Municipality of Bethel Park is made up of a 12 square mile area and is responsible for maintaining approximately 118 miles of road pavement over nine wards.

Capital Improvement Fund
Every year, the Municipality uses the Capital Improvement Fund to prepare a contract to repair and resurface various streets throughout the community. An asset management system is used to help prioritize which streets get resurfaced first; this is the starting point for the selection of the upcoming road program. Roads are then selected based on various criteria including, but not limited to, surface condition, traffic volume, condition of underground utilities, and the condition of abutting curbs and inlets. A copy of the Capital Improvement Fund Plan is available on our Finance Page.

Municipal Road Management System
What to expect if your street is on the Paving Program:

• A representative from the Municipality will be out to measure the street and collect preliminary data for use in bidding the contract.
• A contractor will repair or replace storm inlets and do any drainage and utility work that needs done prior to paving.
• The contractor will notify residents prior to mobilizing the milling and paving crews. No parking will be permitted, and traffic will be limited on the street during milling and paving operations.
• Mill crews will remove the existing roadway and asphalt wedge curbs approximately 3.5” deep. If a street has concrete curbs, the engineer will determine if the curbs will be left alone or milled out and replaced with asphalt wedge curbs. Our policy is to remove concrete curbs and replace them with asphalt.
• Driveways, keyways and storm and sanitary structures abutting milled surfaces will have ramps installed following milling. Residents need to take caution when driving on milled surfaces so that they don’t damage their vehicles.
• Paving crews will prep a street with a distributor truck and spray the road surface with a water based trackless tack that helps bond the new asphalt to the milled surface. Driving over this tack will not damage vehicles.
• Asphalt will be installed with a paver and rolled in two separate lifts. The first lift is a binder with larger aggregate that will give the road a strong base. The second lift is a wearing surface with smaller aggregate to top the road and give it a finished look.
• Traffic will be allowed on new pavement once it has cooled to the appropriate temperature.
• Unlike the roadway, which is rolled and compacted with heavy machinery, the asphalt wedgecurbs are compacted with only a hand roller and need more time to cool down and harden. DO NOT PARK OR DRIVE ON NEW ASPHALT WEDGE CURBS. The longer you give your curb to cure the better. If you get on them too early with a vehicle, it will leave permanent markings and ruts from your tires.
• A landscaper will be by a few days after paving to backfill, seed and fertilize any new curbs or inlets that were worked on. Residents are required to water the area to ensure proper growth.
• Lastly, the paving contractor will send a crew around to seal the centerline and gutter of the new pavement for protection from storm water.