Tando Way in South Covington is the first street tackled by Riegler Blacktop. Photo via the City of Covington.

Twenty-two Covington streets will be covered with 80,000 square yards of asphalt as part of a $995,000 project that began this week.

Work on the 1 ½ inch thick layer of asphalt started on Tando Drive in South Covington. The work will then move northward on the streets listed below.

“It’ll take about a month, and when it’s done, drivers will be a lot happier,” said Bill Matteoli, assistant director of Covington’s Public Works Department.

Independent engineers rated the condition of Covington’s streets, which prioritized improvements based on roads’ current condition, traffic concentration and those awaiting treatment.

“We know there are a number of streets that need attention, and we’re tackling as many as possible each year,” Matteoli said.

The list of streets include locations in the neighborhoods of Austinburg, Botany Hills, Central Business District, Eastside, Helentown, Kenton Hills, Latonia Milldale, Peaselburg, Ritte’s East Latonia, South Covington, and Wallace Woods.

In alphabetical order, here are the streets to be paved:

  • Brantley Ridge Drive, from Taylor Mill Road to Southpointe Lane.
  • Daniels Street, from Decoursey to its east end.
  • East 15th Street, from Scott to Eastern.
  • East 17th Street, from Greenup to Maryland.
  • East 40th Street, from Huntington to Glenn.
  • Eastern Avenue, from East 16th to East 17th.
  • Franklin/Center Street, from Highland to West 22nd.
  • Garrard Street, from 15th to 20th.
  • Glenway Avenue, from Wallace to East 21st.
  • Greenup Street, from East 20th to Wallace.
  • High Street/Ron Einhaus Way, from Parkway to Highway.
  • Highland Avenue, from Benton to Jefferson.
  • Lincoln Avenue, from East 36th to Daniels.
  • Madison Avenue, from Overlook to RiverCenter Boulevard.
  • Pleasant Street, from Scott to Greenup.
  • Prisoner’s Lake Drive, from West Street to Wayne Road.
  • River Road, from its west end to its east end.
  • Robbins Street, from Madison to Garrard.
  • Russell Street, from West 19th to West 17th.
  • Scott Boulevard, from East 20th to Wallace.
  • Tando Way, from Juarez Circle to its east end.
  • Wallace Avenue, from Eastern to Glenway.

Parking will be restricted during the repaving with signs posted ahead of time. Affected residents should also receive notices through the mail.

Kenton is a reporter for LINK nky. Email him at khornbeck@linknky.com Twitter.