ROCKINGHAM – Two sections of N.C. 109
Business (Eldorado Street), one section of N.C. 24/27 in Montgomery County and
two sections of N.C. 73 in Richmond and Montgomery counties will be resurfaced
soon.
The state’s Department of Transportation recently awarded a $4.9
million contract to Barnhill Contracting Co. of Rocky Mount to resurface 33
miles of roadways in the two counties.
N.C. 73 will get the most work in the contract: a 12-mile segment
between the Montgomery County line and U.S. 220 will be resurfaced, as well a
4.5-mile leg of the state highway between Moore County and U.S. 220 in Richmond
County.
The work also includes seven sections of these secondary
routes:
- Montgomery County: River Road, Love Joy Road and Apple Orchard
Road; and
- Richmond County: Cartledge Creek Road, Grassy Island Road, Airport
Road and Hannah Pickett Road.
The contractor may start work after June 25 and has until August
2019 to complete the paving.
This was one of 18 road, rail and bridge contracts the department
recently. Per state law they went to the lowest qualified bidder for each
project. The contracts are worth $144.4 million.
Media Contact: Andrew Barksdale
919-707-2662
acbarksdale@ncdot.gov