Completed Engineering Projects

This project involved repairs and painting of the two water tanks located on Kent State University property near the intersection of Summit Street and Terrace Drive. This included a 500,000-gallon elevated tank and a 400,000-gallon tank.

Construction began in 2025 and the work was completed in summer 2026. The cost was $2 million; the City of Kent received $542,000 in funding from the Ohio Public Works Commission. 

This project included the installation of new sludge heat exchangers and boiler equipment and construction of a new boiler building.

The work scope included replacing existing sludge and digester gas process equipment, piping, related gas handling equipment and appurtenances.

The project was funded by a grant from the American Rescue Plan Act and the Ohio Public Works Commission. 

This project included the removal and replacement of primary clarifier no. 1 equipment, including weir plates, control panels, wiring and other related equipment.  Work also included gate replacement, concrete replacement, handrailing, electrical work and SCADA.

The project was funded by a grant from the American Rescue Plan Act and the Ohio Public Works Commission. 

This project removed and replaced the existing final clarifier equipment for all four final clarifiers at the Water Reclamation Facility. 

The work was done in two phases. Phase I involved final clarifiers #2 and #3, while Phase II involved work on final clarifiers #1 and #4.

Funding for the project came from Ohio Public Works Commission and the American Rescue Plan Act.

This project included the rehabilitation of the Sunrise Boulevard Bridge over Fish Creek. The bridge was built in 1968 and rehabilitated in 1988. The current bridge superstructure (beams and deck) needed replacing.

Construction for the project began in summer 2024 and two-way, one-lane traffic was maintained. The project was substantially completed in May 2025.

The budget was $700,000, with approximately $610,000 coming from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Municipal Bridge Program.

The second phase of this project made improvements to Walnut Street between Harris and Dodge Streets. The street was widened from 20- to 22-feet and included concrete curbs, driveway aprons, and sidewalk along both sides of the road. A new storm sewer was also installed.

The work began in the summer of 2024 and was finished in the fall.

The first phase of this project made improvements to Walnut between Cherry and Harris streets. 

Improvements were made to a section of North Water St. from Main to Brady streets, creating a more welcoming environment for pedestrians and cyclists while honoring the rich history of the Mill District. 

Enhancements include a decrease in the width of the road to reduce speeding, additional crosswalks, more diagonal parking, pedestrian bump outs, updated and new brick streetscape, street lighting and resurfacing. The finished project creates a streetscape similar to the rest of downtown Kent.

The budget was $1.43 million. A $1.14 million grant from ODOT covered 80% of the project cost.