Over half a million in funding will go to a contractor to put its patented product on some Chattanooga roads after the money was approved Tuesday by the City Council.
The contract, priced at $646,000, directs Donelson Construction of Clever, Missouri, to pave several roads in the Hixson area with a sealant the company invented. The sealant, called PressurePave, is meant to preserve roads for an average of 15 years. The company expects work to begin in the spring.
The targeted roads would include Highland Way, Highview Drive, Highwood Drive, Brynwood Terrace, Brynwood Drive and Anna Street, a set of streets within a neighborhood on the southern end of Hixson. The roads were chosen because of their proximity to a yard to store materials on Bob Ray Drive, Public Works Department spokesperson Errol Williams wrote in an email.
“This allowed us to minimize the vendor’s mobilization for this pilot program by limiting their travel time and distance across the city,” Williams wrote.