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Road Work Ahead: Brookhaven Starts 2021 Paving Season - Brookhaven, GA - The city of Brookhaven has already kicked off its paving season for the year. By the end of 2021, it will have repaved 24 roads.
Funding allocated for the annual road work close to double this year
Author of the article: Thomas Perry
Publishing date: May 12, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • In addition to ongoing reconstruction of Algonquin Boulevard, seen here in this photo taken Wednesday, Timmins council this week agreed to inject additional funding towards repaving rough roads at various locations across the city. RICHA BHOSALE/The Daily Press jpg, TD
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City council opted to expand its 2021 paving program, nearly doubling the funding allocated for the annual road work during Tuesday night’s meeting.
“We are recommending we add $1 million, plus HST, to our paving contract and amend Bylaw 2021-8537,” said Patrick Seguin, the city’s director of public works and engineering.
The Killeen City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve spending nearly $6 million to help improve the current conditions of 12 streets in Killeen.
The item was originally on the consent agenda and was set to be approved along with eight other items. However, at the beginning of the meeting, the item was removed from the consent agenda and became a discussion item.
Councilwoman Mellisa Brown spoke during the discussion about her concerns over possible insurance or a warranty on the road construction.
Jeffery Reynolds, the cityâs director of public works, said a warranty or something similar is not typically done for this type of work.
Residents who have driven anywhere in Killeen recently likely have noticed the city’s rough roads. The problem is not new, but finding funding to fix the 2,191 lane miles of