McMinnville Starts Paving Around Historic District
Road and sidewalk improvements in the McMinnville budget have begun. Mayor Ryle Chastain said paving has already started in the historic district near downtown. “Those historic neighborhoods and as well as around Main Street in the business district, but then there are quite a few around the city limits that are going to get paved, […]
Sparta Plans To Pave Six Miles In The New Fiscal Year
The Sparta Board of Aldermen approved a paving bid Thursday night that sets the rate per ton for the fiscal year. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said prices came in double over last year, so he adjusted the paving plan. “We were anticipating something along these lines, and we gave ourselves a lot of cushion when […]
Algood Receives Zero Paving Bids After Trying Different Strategy
Algood will reevaluate its paving bid packet after receiving no interest from companies. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city tried a new approach by bidding out paving by the ton. “We did it for a six month period, and of course, we didn’t give any specifics on exactly what we are paving or how […]
Clay County Repaving At County Service Building And Restoring Courthouse
Clay County Commissioners have approved two projects funded by its Governor’s COVID Relief funding. County Mayor Dale Reagan said the county will repave the surrounding roads and parking at the county services building. “We were hoping it would begin this week or next week one,” Reagan said. “I know that they’ve been having to wait […]
UCRA Selected In T-DOT Paving Preservation Plan To Repair Runways
The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport one of 21 airports statewide benefiting from a T-DOT asphalt preservation plan. Manager Dean Selby said the project will strip, reseal and stripe runways, aprons and taxiways. “Last year, T-DOT went through and they did a pavement assessment with all the airports and they categorized them in terms of the […]
Sparta Halts Phase 2 Of Paving Until Next Year
Sparta has discontinued paving for the calendar year leaving Crag Rock Village and the trails of South Carter Park. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the projects will restart in the spring. “They’re going to hold the price that we have now for the paving, so it shouldn’t hurt us from a financial standpoint, and it […]
Paving Delayed In Sparta, Weather Deciding Factor On Start Date
Weather will decide if the second phase of Sparta’s repaving plan will be completed before the new year. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the contractor was set to begin Monday, but the company picked up an extra paving job with the state. “North Church, Quill E. Cove, the remainder of Turntable, Crosslin and the walking […]
Bloomington Springs Convenience Center Closes Next Week For Paving
Putnam County’s Bloomington Springs Convenience Center will be temporary closed for repaving Wednesday. Solid Waste Director Doug Ashburn said the facility should reopen to the public Friday, November 5th. “This has been needed for quite some time,” Ashburn said. “We have this one, and we’re also going to do Monterey, Burgess Falls and Buffalo Valley […]
Celina Gauging Funding Options To Begin Road Repaving
Celina is considering a loan to repave downtown streets in the most need. Mayor Luke Collins said USDA Rural Development has indicated Celina could get a 20 year loan with a 2-3 percent interest rate. “It becomes difficult when you have to choose a few roads and maybe doing part of it as opposed to […]
Baxter Primary Pick-Up Line Repaving Coming Soon
The Baxter Primary School car pick-up line is set for paving in two to three weeks. Deputy Schools Director Tim Martin said Elmore Town Road loop as well as the connector drive running between the new park and softball field, will be paved. Martin said the project disrupting student pick up is yet to be […]
