Nicholas Sorensen, Erie Times-News
Fri, June 12, 2026 at 9:13 AM UTC
This summer, the city of Erie is investing $2.5 million into maintaining safe and reliable streets across the city, according to its website.
For 2026, the city will be using 18,843 tons of hot-mix asphalt while paving 7.6 miles of roadway on 72 streets both on the east and west side.
More: Will your street be paved in Millcreek this summer? Here’s the list.
Which streets in Erie are being paved in 2026
The following streets will be paved:
French Street from East 16th Street to East 18th Street;
Cascade Street from West Seventh Street to West 10th Street;
Hampton Road from West 23rd Street to West 24th Street;
Post Avenue from West 29th Street to West 30th Street;
Raspberry Stret from West Fifth Street to West Sixth Street;
West 27th Street from Ellsworth Avenue to Harvard Boulevard;
West 28th Street from Elmwood Avenue to Raspberry Street;
West 29th Street from Roudolph Avenue to Hampton Road;
West 32nd Street from Hudson Road to Ellsworth Avenue;
West Sixth Street from Seminole Drive to Shawnee Drive;
West Ninth Street from Raspberry Street to Cascade Street;
Ash Street from East 14th Street to East 15th Street;
Ash Street from East 18th Street to East 19th Street;
Ash Street from East 21st Street to East 32nd Street;
Atkins Street from Elm Court to Payne Avenue;
Brandes Street from East 19th Street to East 20th Street;
Brandes Street from Lynn Street to East Seventh Street;
Cascade Street from West 19th Street to West 20th Street;
East 13th Street from Holland Street to German Street;
East 20th Street from Brandes Street to Gaskell Avenue;
East 23rd Street from Wallace Street to Reed Street;
East 23rd Street from French Street to Holland Street;
East 24th Street from Ash Street to Reed Street;
East 25th Street from Reed Street to Wayne Street;
East 25th Street from Parade Street to Wallace Street;
East 25th Street from East Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue;
East 23rd Street from Holland Street to German Street;
East Fourth Street from Holland Street to German Street:
East Seventh Street from Reed Street to Wayne Street;
West Front Street from Myrtle Street to Sassafras Street;
Gaskell Avenue from East 19th Street to East 20th Street;
Marne Road from East 10th Street to East Eighth Street;
Myrtle Street from West Fourth Street to West Fifth Street;
Pennsylvania Avenue from East 24th Street to East 25th Street;
Plum Street from West Front Street to West Second Street;
Plum Street from West 16th Street to West 18th Street;
Poplar Street from West Seventh Street to West Eighth Street;
Prospect Avenue from Pear Street to Downing Avenue;
Sassafras Street from West Front Street to West Second Street;
Schaal Avenue from East 19th Street to East 20th Street;
West 20th Street from Cascade Street to Plum Street;
West 20th Street from Sassafras Street to Peach Street;
West 21st Street from Raspberry Street to Plum Street;
West 21st Street from Poplar Street to Cherry Street;
West 22nd Street from Liberty Street to Poplar Street;
West 23rd Street from Cranberry Street to Raspberry Street;
West Second Street from Walnut Street to Myrtle Street;
Walnut Street from West 12th Street to Dead End TC;
Walnut Street from West 18th Street to West 19th Street;
Cherry Street from West Arlington Road to Hilltop Road;
East 30th Street from French Street to Holland Street;
East 31st Street from Wayne Street to Perry Street;
East 33rd Street from Parade Street to Wallace Street;
East 29th Street from Brandes Street to Burton Avenue;
East 28th Street from Bird Drive to dead end;
East Avenue from East 26th Street to East 27th Street;
German Street from East 31st Street to East 32nd Street;
Glendale Avenue from East Lawn Parkway to Bird Drive;
Hazel Street from West 26th Street to West 29th Street;
Holland Street from East 28th Street to East 29th Street;
June Street from Fairmont Parkway to Glendale Avenue;
June Street from Prospect Avenue to Fairmont Parkway;
Usonia Avenue from east of the driveway at 304 Usonia Avenue to North of driveway at 319 Usonia Avenue;
Maple Street from West 26th Street to West 29th Street;
Moorehead Street from Peach Street to Glenwood Park Avenue;
State Street from 30th Street to 31st Street;
State Street on the underpass between 14th Street and 16th Street;
Sassafras Street from West 19th Street to West 21st Street;
West 30th Street from Glenwood Park Avenue to State Street;
Warsaw Avenue from East 40th Street to East 41st Street;
Wayne Street from East 30th Street to East 31st Street;
Meade Avenue from Rilling Avenue to Zoar Avenue;
West 32nd Street from Stough Avenue to Garden Avenue.
How the city selects streets for paving
Each year, the city develops a paving list based off roadway surveys, requests from residents and coordination with utility work.
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This system, which was funded by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, assigns each street a pavement condition index score which helps prioritize the repairs.
How the paving in Erie is funded
Funding for the paving program comes from funding streams:
Community Development Block Grant: $894,868 total investment for 38 city streets focused on low-to-moderate income neighborhoods with work done by the city’s Bureau of Streets;
Erie County Liquid Fuels Program: $500,000 total investment for 10 streets in outlying areas of the city which is open for bids as of June 3.
Capital Funds and Street Degradation Fees: $1,085,000 total investment for 24 streets in outlying areas of the city that is open for bids as of June 1.
Contact Nicholas Sorensen at Nsorensen@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Will your road in Erie be paved this summer? View the paving list