This month, Charles Blalock & Sons crews will begin work on an $18.9 million City investment to widen Pleasant Ridge Road from Merchant Drive to the city limits.
 
The Pleasant Ridge Road Phase II project will also add turn lanes at Walnoaks, Sullivan and Moss Creek roads. Sidewalks and a new 1.25-mile greenway will be constructed, and utilities will be upgraded.
 
To share the latest information about the project and answer questions from residents and stakeholders, City staff will host a drop-in open house meeting at the Northwest Middle School gymnasium, 5301 Pleasant Ridge Road, from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.
 
Charles Blalock & Sons is the contractor; Johnson Mirmiran & Thompson will provide construction engineering and inspection (CEI) services.
 
This work complements earlier Pleasant Ridge Road Phase I work, an $8.76 million project that added turn lanes, sidewalks and utility upgrades on a 1.3-mile section of Pleasant Ridge between Merchant Drive and Interstate 640.
 
The Phase II work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2027.
 
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