The projects
All projects include traffic control. No striping is included unless noted.Whittemore Street: Paving will start at the intersection of Cedar Street and stop at the dead-end where the asphalt ends.Valley View Drive: Paving is to start at Marilyn Circle and stop at the dead-end.Rollins Industrial Court: Paving is to start at Rollins Industrial and stop at the end of Rollins Industrial Court including the cul-de-sac.Marilyn Circle: Paving is to start at the Kittle Street/Abney Drive intersection and stop at Marilyn Circle. Double-yellow striping is included.Jenkins Street: Paving is to start at Inman Street and stop at the dead-end.Old County Road: Paving is to start at Nashville Street and stop at the end of Old County Road where it intersects with Nashville Street again.Barger Street: Paving is to start at Highway 41 and stop at the first driveway on the right.Kristin Drive: Paving patch is to start at Cassidy Lane and stop at Highway 51.Vining Circle: Paving is to start at Kristin Drive and stop at Hwy. 151, also known as Alabama Hwy.Kittle Street: Paving is to start at Calhoun Street and stop at the intersection of Abney and Marilyn Circle. Double-yellow striping is included.
Ringgold City Manager Dan Wright is combining the 2015 and 2016 Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant funding to stretch the dollars farther when it comes to repairing roads in the city.
“The low bid was North Georgia Paving,” said Wright, quoting the $188,434.94 total bid price. “The contractor has until the end of 2016 to complete the paving. It is routine maintenance with the exception of the widening of the entrance of Barger Street.”
Wright said the city’s public works director evaluates streets along with input from the other directors to determine the need of each roadway in the city. The mayor and City Council review the scores before applying each year for GDOT funding through the LMIG program.
“Approximately $65,000 of the total funds will come from the 2015 and 2016 LMIG Grant,” Wright said, later explaining that the $123,434.94 difference will come from the city’s Street Department budget. “The intersection of Barger Street at Nashville has already been widened, but is still gravel and this will be paving the area.”