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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">July 3, 2025</p>
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<br />John.Ogan@CoMo.gov
<br />573.239.1837</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Chip seal pavement maintenance scheduled for multiple Columbia streets beginning July 8</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - Beginning Tuesday, July 8, City of Columbia Public Works street crews will begin chip seal pavement maintenance on the streets listed below. Weather permitting, crews will work Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through the end of July until the project is complete.<br /><br />Chip sealing is a pavement preservation method used to extend the life of existing asphalt. The process involves spraying a thin layer of heated asphalt emulsion on the roadway, followed by a layer of small stone chips. These chips are then pressed into the surface using heavy rollers. The stones provide improved traction and help protect the underlying pavement from water intrusion and oxidation. After the surface has cured, crews return to sweep up excess stone.<br /><br />Orange ‘No Parking' signs will be placed at least 24 hours in advance along streets scheduled for maintenance. Drivers are asked to avoi
d parking on these streets during the dates and times listed on the signs. Vehicles parked in work zones during active hours may be subject to towing.<br /><br />City of Columbia Public Works appreciates residents' cooperation as crews carry out this essential maintenance work.<br /><br /><strong>List of streets</strong><br /><br />
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<li>Defoe Drive from Faurot Drive to Scott Boulevard</li>
<li>Brewer Drive from Defoe Drive to West Rollins Road</li>
<li>Summit Road from Walther Court to South Fairview Road</li>
<li>Laurel Drive from Summit Road to South Fairview Road</li>
<li>West Gillespie Bridge Road from Chapel Hill Road to Scott Boulevard</li>
<li>Oak Cliff Drive from Chapel Hill Road to the south end of the street</li>
<li>Katy Lane from Forum Boulevard to Limerick Lane</li>
<li>Misty Glen from Katy Lane to Valley Vista Drive</li>
<li>Westwinds Drive from West Boulevard South to the west end of the street</li>
<li>Prairie Lane from North Creasy Springs Road to concrete section near West Prairieview Drive</li>
<li>West Prairieview Drive from North Creasy Springs Road to Prairie Lane</li>
<li>Blue Ridge Road from North Garth Avenue to Piranha Court</li>
<li>Grace Ellen Drive from Oakland Gravel Road to Oakland Gravel Road</li>
<li>Parker Street from Vandiver Drive to the north end of the street</li>
<li>Lovejoy Lane from Deer Run Court to Grace Ellen Drive</li>
<li>Lovejoy Lane from Blue Ridge Road to Deer Run Drive</li>
<li>Whitegate Drive from Paris Road to Sylvan Lane</li>
<li>Hathman Place from Paris Road to Business Loop 70 East</li>
<li>Topsail Drive from Parker Street to Grand Banks Drive</li>
<li>Burlington Street from Heriford Road to Vandiver Drive</li>
<li>Sylvan Lane from Vandiver Drive to Clark Lane</li>
<li>Towne Drive from Whitegate Drive to Clark Lane</li>
<li>Calvert Drive from Nelwood Drive to the end of the street</li>
<li>Thompson Road from North Wyatt Lane to Creve Coeur Drive</li>
<li>Thornwood Drive from Thompson Road to Beechwood Drive</li>
<li>Beechwood Drive from Thornwood Drive to Thompson Road</li>
<li>Nelwood Drive from Paris Road to Quail Drive</li>
<li>Spring Cress Drive from Mexico Gravel Road to Pineland Drive</li>
<li>Fern Flower Court from Spring Cress Drive to the end of the street</li>
<li>Royal Aberdeen Street from Glen Eagle Drive to Killarney Drive</li>
<li>Killarney Drive from Royal Aberdeen Street to the east end of the street</li>
<li>Stonehaven Road from Highlands Parkway to the end of the street</li>
<li>Highlands Parkway from Highlands Court to Glencairn Drive</li>
<li>Stirling Court from Highlands Parkway to the end of the street</li>
<li>Glencairn Court from Glencairn Drive to the end of the street</li>
<li>Sheffield Court from Forum Boulevard to the end of the street</li>
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For updates on pavement maintenance operations, follow Columbia Public Works on social media. For more information and to view a list of all streets scheduled for pavement maintenance in 2025, visit <a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/public-works/street-division/pavement/2025-pavement-management-progress/">CoMo.gov/Public-Works/Street-division/pavement/2025-pavement-management-progress/</a>.</div>
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<div class="attachments">This release has the following attachments:<br /><br /><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/downloadfile.php?id=3355">Picture of the chip sealing process</a><br /><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/downloadfile.php?id=3356">Close up picture of a chip sealed street</a><br /><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/downloadfile.php?id=3357">Example of an orange no parking sign</a></div>
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