Lorain has two separately described gas-main projects announced for the same July 2026 start window. The West 35th Street Phase 1 and Kentucky Avenue records should not be merged: they cover different routes, and the City page and project mailers do not publish identical measurements or durations.
An address-specific notice remains the best record of whether a property is included. The comparison below explains what the public files establish—and where they disagree.
The two project cards
The live City project page still displayed these planning summaries when rechecked September 20, 2026. The elapsed start windows do not establish actual completion:
| Field | West 35th Street Phase 1 | Kentucky Avenue |
|---|---|---|
| Start statement | Week of July 13, 2026 | Mid-July 2026 |
| City-page duration | Approximately two months | Approximately two months |
| City-page main | About 9,600 feet | About 6,000 feet |
| City-page properties | Roughly 160 | Roughly 110 |
| Listed streets | West 33rd, 34th and 35th; Ashland; East Skyline; Birch; Oberlin; Meister | Kentucky; Alexander; Louisiana; Cleveland; D; E; F |
The street list is a project description, not proof that every property on every named street receives the same work.
What the City summary and mailers say differently
The City-hosted West 35th mailer agrees on about 9,600 feet and 160 properties, but describes a mid-July start and a three-to-four-month project. Its prose lists 33rd, 34th, 35th, Ashland, East Skyline and Meister; the City summary also names Birch and Oberlin. The mailer’s map labels Oberlin, but a map label is not proof that every property on that street is included.
The Kentucky mailer says about 5,900 feet, 107 properties, and three to four months, compared with the live page’s roughly 6,000 feet, 110 properties, and approximately two months.
| Reconciliation field | City page | Project mailer | Editorial treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| West 35th duration | About two months | Three to four months | Preserve both estimates |
| West 35th limits | Broader named-street list | Differently framed project limits | Do not synthesize a new route |
| Kentucky footage | About 6,000 feet | About 5,900 feet | Keep both rounded figures |
| Kentucky properties | Roughly 110 | 107 | Keep both counts |
| Kentucky duration | About two months | Three to four months | Preserve both estimates |
The 100-foot and three-property differences are reconciliation notes, not evidence that either record is inaccurate. The documents use approximate project language, and neither supplies an as-built closeout count.
Ask about driveway access before the appointment
The City page says residents will always have driveway access. Both mailers warn that streets, lanes or driveways may be temporarily blocked and say crews will accommodate an access request when safe. These statements are materially different for someone who needs a reliable departure time. Ask the project contact how your address will be handled rather than treating the City summary as an unconditional access guarantee. City access statement · West 35th FAQ, page 4 · Kentucky FAQ, page 4
Both mailers identify Benjamin Cutler as the project contact: 216-215-4103, BCutler@nisource.com. Contact him in advance about limited mobility or other special access circumstances. These are published contact details, not a response-time promise. West 35th contact · Kentucky contact
Keep the service appointment record separate from main work
The project sources describe stages that can occur at different times:
- Main installation and public utility markings.
- A property-specific service-line notice or appointment.
- Adult access when the appointment requires entry.
- A temporary service interruption, generally described in the records as two to four hours.
- Appliance relighting and a service check.
- Possible movement of an indoor meter to an outside location.
- Temporary surface restoration.
- Later permanent restoration.
The mailers describe permanent paving and concrete work as usually three to four weeks after replacement, subject to weather and other factors; the City page describes permanent restoration near completion and possible coordination with City work. Neither is an address-specific appointment. Keep temporary patching and final restoration as separate follow-up questions. West 35th restoration sheet, page 5 · Kentucky restoration sheet, page 5
None of those general steps promises an appointment time, shutoff duration, meter decision, or restoration date for one property. Preserve the notice, contact identity, scheduled window, pre-work conditions, service-restoration confirmation, and any separate restoration communication.
For a gas odor, the mailers instruct readers to leave the area and call 911 and 1-800-344-4077 from a safe location, without operating electrical switches. Do not substitute the project contact or a scheduled appointment for the emergency route. Emergency instructions in both project FAQs
A practical address file
Before an appointment, retain:
- the notice naming West 35th Phase 1 or Kentucky;
- the address and project contact shown on that notice;
- dated photos of pavement, lawn, landscaping, and meter location;
- the appointment date, access requirements, and authorized contact;
- any appliance or meter instructions supplied for that property; and
- the temporary and permanent restoration records as separate events.
Ask which source has the latest address-level status when the City summary and mailer differ. An elapsed two- or four-month estimate alone does not prove completion.
Source and methodology
Local Service Ledger compared the live City page with two utility project mailers hosted in the City’s Document Center again on September 20, 2026. We normalized the records across start, duration, footage, property count, route, service access, and restoration, then retained the differences in the reviewed scope, estimates and access/restoration wording. We did not inspect the work, verify an address, interview residents, or determine current crew or road conditions.