The city of Southgate was established in 1907, over 100 years ago. As streets and buildings age, the city is looking to start renovations and updates. The city has already begun transforming the tennis courts between Electric Avenue and Evergreen Avenue into a community park. Initial preparations for this project began in 2025 and the […]
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Pickleball courts coming to Pioneer Park in Covington
Kenton County Fiscal Court has approved a bid from Riegler Blacktop to redesign the tennis courts at Pioneer Park in Covington to include several pickleball courts, basketball court renovations and fencing replacements, with an estimated cost of $324,000 and a projected completion date of Q2 2025.
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Contractor selected for Frogtown Connector Road sidewalk
Riegler Blacktop will construct the new sidewalk along Boone County’s Frogtown Connector Road. Among the eight bids submitted for the project, Riegler Blacktop was the low responsive bidder at a cost of $321,999.48, Boone County Assistant County Administrator and County Engineer Rob Franxman said. “I will point out that there was one bid below Riegler’s […]
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Crews get to work on Union Park pickleball court
Pickleball court construction at Union Park is underway. “They’ve started the work and once they’re finished, we’ll have eight new courts from scratch,” said Boone County Director of Parks David Whitehouse, adding the courts would be located at the site of the former Union pool. “Riegler will also repave the parking lot and the drive aisle. […]
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Covington road resurfacing begins this week
All or part of 29 streets in Covington will begin undergoing road resurfacing this week. The project is part of a $927,540 contracted project with Riegler Blacktop, Inc., a Florence-based company that frequently contracts on municipal infrastructure projects throughout the NKY region. Riegler’s contract with Covington was finalized on Sept. 12. “When it’s done, drivers […]
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Alexandria approves upcoming road projects
Alexandria approved the next set of streets to be repaired at its meeting Thursday evening. The roads up for repairs include Apple Blossom Lane, Stonegate Drive, Clearmeadow Drive, Hunters Hill Drive, Gilbert Ridge Road, Lake Park Drive and Shadow Wood Court. Lake Park Drive, Shadow Wood Court, Stonegate Drive, Clearmeadow Drive, and Hunters Hill Drive […]
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Gateway, Boone County Schools form apprenticeship with local company
A local company is working to make students aware of the types of opportunities available in the construction industry. In 2018, HR Director for Riegler Blacktop, Michael Taylor, wanted to start a work-based learning program that consisted of a 12-week summer internship program. He wanted students to spend two weeks at each construction division. After […]
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Union awards bids for city-wide road repairs
A bid for $262,000 was awarded to Riegler Blacktop for the first phase of a city-wide resurfacing project in Union. The bid is part of the annual street repair program, and this year’s repairs will focus on eight streets in total. Some streets include Richmond Road in the Arbor Springs neighborhood, Burley Street in Hempstead, […]