ASHEVILLE – About 78.4 miles of road on three federal and state
highways, plus sections of 61 other secondary roads will be repaved in
Rutherford County.
The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded a $7.6 million
contract to Rogers Group Inc. of Nashville, Tenn., to complete the work. Notable
roads to be resurfaced under this contract include:
- About 5.2 miles of U.S. 64 between Rock Springs Church Road and
Cove Road
- About 3.5 miles of U.S. 221A between Pointer Road and U.S. 74
- About 1.9 miles of Tryon Road (N.C. 108) between the Polk County
line and JJ Guffy Road
The Department awarded the contract in June 2018, and construction
may start this July. The contractor has until October 2019 to complete the
projects.
This was one of 25 road and bridge contracts recently awarded by
the N.C. Department of Transportation. Per state law they went to the lowest
qualified bidder for each project. The contracts are worth nearly $630
million.