NCDOT Awards Contract for Road Improvements in Madison County

Shelby-TheN.C. Department of Transportationhas awarded a contract to improve 12.5 miles of highway and secondary roads in Madison County.

The $2,451,367 projects includes milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction of two sections of U.S 25/70, one section of N.C. 209, and six sections of secondary roads.

Work on the project can begin as early as March 31, with the project scheduled for completion by mid-October.

Harrison Construction Company Division of APAC-Atlantic, Inc. was awarded the contract for the project.

This is one of the 17 road and bridge contracts worth $32.2 million recently awarded by NCDOT for projects across North Carolina. The contracts were awarded to the lowest bidders, as required by state law. The low bids received on the projects were 8.5 percent, or almost $3 million below NCDOT estimates.