Sections
of seven highways in the Twin Counties to be refreshed
ROCKY
MOUNT
– Sections of several highways in Edgecombe and Nash counties will be
resurfaced over the next year.
The N.C.
Department of Transportation last week approved a $4.6 million contract with
Barnhill Contracting Co. of Rocky Mount to resurface almost 39 miles
across the Twin Counties. The work includes:
• N.C. 231
between the U.S. 264 Bypass and N.C. 97
• N.C. 581 between the Wilson County line and the U.S. 264 Bypass in
Bailey
• N.C. 43 between N.C. 48 and Woodruff Road
• N.C. 48 between U.S. 301 Business and N.C. 43
• N.C. 97 between N.C. 58 and Nashville Road
• U.S. 64 Business between East Grand Avenue and Pinehurst Street
• U.S. 301 Business between the railroad tracks and N.C. 97
Additionally,
Barnhill will repave 11 secondary roads in Nash County.
The contractor
may start after Aug. 1, and the company has until December 2019 to complete the
work.
This was one of 25
road and bridge contracts recently awarded by NCDOT. Per state law, they went
to the lowest qualified bidder for each project. The contracts are worth nearly
$630 million.