Indiana Township officials plan to repave 12 streets and add some guardrails this year.

The township supervisors voted earlier this month to advertise the 2025 paving program.

Bids are expected to be opened April 4 and awarded April 9.

Construction is anticipated to begin sometime in June and be completed within a few weeks.

Streets on the list include:

• Bruno Drive

• Duncan Way

• Puritan Avenue

• Peace Way

• Victory Way

• Crest Drive

• Republic Avenue

• Summit Drive

• Park Drive

• Fox Hunt Road

• Hartwood Trail

• Old Orchard Trail.

Public works crews will clean out storm inlets and do other minor repairs prior to repaving.

An area between the public works building and the salt shed will be paved to help crews access salt more efficiently.

Lower Cedar Run, Eisley and Marshall Hill roads are also expected to be tarred and chipped.

Township engineer Dan Slagle said he and public works superintendent Larry Smith annually check the roads and evaluate them based on safety, condition, cost and frequency of use.

“A lot of these roads get a bunch of potholes in them and get pushed to the top pretty quick,” Slagle said. He said yearly road inspections “take the politics out” of infrastructure improvements.

“Indiana Township has five voting districts, and of course, every supervisor wants paving done in their voting district,” the engineer said. “Whichever roads rank the highest (from the inspection) are the ones that get paved. I don’t care what voting district you’re in.”

A majority of paving this year is focused in the township’s Indianola neighborhood, with most roads estimated to be about the length of a football field.

The township budgeted $500,000 for paving this year.

Slagle said he anticipates the paving bids to come in under budget. Some of the funds are expected to be used to install guardrails in various locations to improve motorist and pedestrian safety.

The $500,000 paving allocation has been the standard for the past few years.

Township Manager Dan Anderson said it shows commitment to maintaining crucial infrastructure.

The township tries to get its paving advertisement out in March to get more competition and the best price.

“As (contractors) fill up their schedules, there’s less bidders,” he said. “We try to do it early.”

Supervisors awarded last year’s paving program to Tresco Paving. Nine streets were repaved, according to township documents.