City making plans for street resurfacing
By Rochelle Moore
Published in News on July 22, 2016 1:46 PM
Seven sections of city roadways are scheduled for resurfacing this year as part of the Goldsboro's ongoing street maintenance plan.
The city, which spends close to $500,000 each year for resurfacing, will assess the identified roadways prior to preparing contract bid details, said Marty Anderson, Goldsboro chief city engineer.
The details should be complete within a month, and companies will be able to bid for the project, estimated to cost $524,333. The city budget includes $500,000 for the work this year.
The work is expected to take place within several weeks in the fall.
"We should be able to advertise next month sometime," Anderson said. "We could probably start in early November and be finished by Thanksgiving."
The areas targeted for resurfacing are located on Cross, Seaboard, South Claiborne, Neil and Tampa streets, Wayne Avenue and Marion Drive.
"These are streets that are deteriorating," Anderson told the Goldsboro City Council during a recent work session.
The areas include Cross Street from U.S. 117 bypass to the railroad tracks; Seaboard Street from Riway Street to Kadis Street; South Claiborne Street from Laurel Street to Elm Street; Neil Street from William Street to Tuskegee Street; two blocks of Wayne Avenue from John Street to Hopkins Street; a block of Tampa Street near Ninth Street; and Marion Drive from Smith Drive to 216 Marion Drive.
"There were a lot more roads on my own list," Anderson said. "We have a lot of roads as far as resurfacing."
The city has more roads that will need to be resurfaced in future years.
Also planned this year is the construction of new roads in several areas where dirt streets exist. The work will be paid for through revenue collected from the city's new $10 motor vehicle license tax. An estimated $270,000 will be collected this year, with all going toward road construction.
"We've got a lot of dirt streets, and we're only budgeted for two or three segments," Anderson said.
A list of proposed areas will be presented to council in August. The council will determine what dirt road segments they want to convert into paved streets, Anderson said.
Construction plans will be developed, and the city will solicit bids for the project. Work should take place in early 2017, Anderson said.
"It may be springtime before we get to that project," Anderson said. "I expect it will be a 60- to 90 day project."