As part of yearly street resurfacing efforts, the city and contractors will resurface portions of 13 different streets around Covington.
The streets on the list that are served are:
- Madison Avenue from RiverCenter Boulevard to Eighth Street
- Western Avenue from Devou Drive to Highway Avenue
- Janes Lane from Benton Road to Monte Lane
- Joann Place from Janes Lane to Monte Lane
- Siffel Court from Gribble Drive to Cul-de-sac
- Glenn Avenue from 40th Street to Southern Avenue
- Garrard Street from Fifth Street to Eighth Street
- Howell Street from 19th Street to 23rd Street
- Wheeler Street from 12th Street to Byrd Street
- Banklick Street from 12th Street to 18th Street
- 23rd Street West from Center Street to East End Avenue
- 40th Street from Winston Avenue to Church Street
- Kidwell Lane from North Cul-de-sac to Summerlin Place
On Tuesday morning, I saw Riegler Blacktop workers removing the old pavement off Madison Avenue in order to install new asphalt.
According to the city, these roadways are being restored in part by monies from the Capital Resurfacing Project and Community Development Block Grant. Additionally, Eaton Asphalt is being hired by the city to resurface streets.
The city is asking citizens to be patient while the work is being done, and no parking signs are up in the roadways that are being resurfaced.
See how Covington city employees and contractors are fixing nearby streets:
I drove to South Covington and arrived at Kidwell Lane, where the stretch from the North Cul-de-sac to Summerlin Place would be resurfaced, after seeing personnel hard at work downtown. I got to know Milton Peko, a local who lives there and has a couple big potholes directly outside his driveway. I asked him how his neighborhood would be affected by the new pavement.
It will be fantastic. Because, I tell you, whenever we park here, automobiles that pass by here always hit this item,” Peko remarked.
Peko informed me that one of his automobiles had been damaged by a pothole over the past month.
Peko remarked, “Coming in, coming, hit that pothole and, boom, just dented the rim.” “So this is, stuff like this is, I mean, a $450 rim I got to replace,” he said.
According to data from the City of Covington, the Department of Public Works is taking on more pothole repair jobs as contractors handle the street repairs.
In August of last year, I wrote on the significant increase in the number of unfinished pothole repair projects in Fiscal Year 2024 (490) as opposed to FY 2023 (156).
According to the dashboard’s most recent data update, which was made on May 21, 539 pothole repair projects were finished in FY 2025.
Bill Matteoli, assistant director of Covington Public Works, stated, “We go out and we find them if necessary.” If we are able to pave our problematic streets, we will do it the following year.
You can report a pothole on your street online to Covington Public Works.
