Byrdstown Aldermen have granted a deadline extension for the estimated $3.8 million water plant project.
Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said the deadline will be extended from September 1 to October 30. Gibson said the contractor’s progress has been slowed due to uncontrollable circumstances.
“We’ve had probably the wettest spring that we’ve had as far as rain,” Gibson said. “When we could’ve had good working conditions this spring, there was considerably more rain than normal, so we took that into account.”
Gibson said blasting hard limestone has also slowed the project. Though the project has been delayed, Gibson said the town is satisfied with the contractor’s work.
“Overall, they are doing it,” Gibson said. “They are taking their time to make sure they are doing it right, you know, the engineer has people there overseeing it and making sure everything is done properly, so you know, we are satisfied up to this point.”
Gibson said the extension may even make the transition into the new water plant easier.
“October is a little slower time,” Gibson said. “So it will probably be a little better by doing that later. Especially, we wouldn’t want that to happen in the middle of June through Labor Day, because those are our busiest times of the year.”
Byrdstown Aldermen approved the extension Monday night. Gibson said so far, the project has only had one minor change order.
