RALEIGH - More than 88 miles of state
roadways in Franklin, Warren, Granville and Vance counties will be getting new
surfaces, thanks to a pair of contracts set to be awarded later this month. Both
contracts call for milling and resurfacing the roads, as well as shoulder
reconstruction work.
In Franklin County, that includes 13 miles of N.C. 56 between U.S.
401 and the Nash County line, as well as another 39 miles spread out over 40
secondary roads.
Vance County improvements include 1.9 miles of U.S. 1 Business
between J.P. Taylor Road and U.S. 158 Business. The nearly 29 miles of roadway
work in Granville County includes 4.1 miles of Townsville Road between U.S. 15
and the Virginia state line.
Bids for the two contracts will be opened March 20, with the work
awarded to the pre-qualified contractor with the lowest bid, as required by
state law. The resurfacing can start on each of them as early as the week of
April 30. The contract for the Franklin and Warren work wraps up by Aug. 1,
2019, while the Vance and Granville resurfacing should be finished by June 30,
2019.