Central Maintenance
Engineering
Vehicle Maintenance
Water Reclamation
Water Treatment
                                                           Engineering Division

930 Overholt Road
Kent, OH 44240
Phone: 330-678-8106
Fax: 330-673-1893

Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

James Bowling, P.E.

Superintendent of Engineering/Deputy Service Director

 

As part of the Service Department, the Engineering Division is primarily responsible for planning and implementing the Capital Improvement Projects of the City. This consists of $3.5 million invested annually in the City’s utilities, roadways, sidewalks and traffic control systems. The Division also maintains City Standards for infrastructure construction, maintains records of the City’s infrastructure, assists other departments in engineering areas and provides inspection services for all public and private construction performed in the City’s right-of-way.

The City’s Capital Improvement Projects are planned on a five-year cycle updated annually. These projects are located throughout the entire City. A listing and description of the current capital improvement projects can be viewed on-line.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO VIEW PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY THE CITY OF KENT.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE MAP WITH ALL PROJECTS IDENTIFIED.  CLICK ON THE NAME OF THE PROJECT FOR A BRIEF EXPLANATION, ESTIMATED COSTS, AND ESTIMATED TIMETABLES.

To view a specific project, please click on the project name below:

 

1.   Fairchild Avenue Bridge 2.  Harold/Stinaff Storm Sewer
3.   Admore Drive Extension 4.  Spaulding Drive Bridge
5.   Portage Hike and Bike Trail 6.  Overbrook/Brentwood Storm Sewer, Phase IV
7.   SR 59 Signalization 8.  Cherry to Middlebury Water Main
9.   Riverside Court Water Main 10. High Service Water District Improvement

11. SR 59 Street Light Repairs

12.  Middlebury Road Water Main
13.  Horning and Rhodes Bike Hike Paths 14.  Area Q Phase V Irma/Deidrick
15.  Summit Street Traffic Synchronization 16. Harvey-Lake Storm Sewer
17. Hudson Road Water Main 18.  Mogadore Road Culvert
19.  Howe Road Water Main Vault 20.  Annual Street, Sidewalk, and Concrete Repair

       Program

 

 

Click here to view information regarding Portage County's Middlebury Road Bridge Replacement Project.
 

Click here to view information regarding Ohio Department of Transportation’s State Route 261 Bridges Repair Project, along with a detour map.