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Paving scheduled for downtown Martin
Randy Cavin
Issue date: 10/7/08 Section: Campus News
The resurfacing of part of Lindell Street in downtown Martin is scheduled to begin Oct. 13 after removal of the street's rough asphalt is completed this week.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will resurface the street and will also restripe the driving lanes, parking spaces and pedestrian crosswalks, according to an article in the Oct. 2 issue of The Weakley County Press. During the paving, traffic will be rerouted for about two to three days.
The street work is part of an ongoing city restoration project, and Martin Mayor Randy Brundige said the city recently received a $551,200 TDOT grant for phase two of the project. The asphalt removal, or milling, costs are part of the money the city received for phase one, and the resurfacing will be paid for by TDOT.
Phase two, Brundige said, will begin where Main Street intersects Lindell Street and will run south to Main and Central streets, extending to Weldon Park. The work will consist of replacing existing sidewalks, building sidewalks where none previously existed, adding new street lamps and planting trees.
The grant for phase two required that the city put up 20 percent of the grant, or about $110,240, which Brundige said was cost effective.
"This was a bargain the city could not pass up," he said.
Brundige added that the work on phase two should begin about four to six months after bids are submitted and a final bid is accepted. TDOT and the Environmental Protection Agency will inspect the area before the project begins to ensure that the normal flow of traffic is not heavily disrupted and that the local environment will not be harmed during construction.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will resurface the street and will also restripe the driving lanes, parking spaces and pedestrian crosswalks, according to an article in the Oct. 2 issue of The Weakley County Press. During the paving, traffic will be rerouted for about two to three days.
The street work is part of an ongoing city restoration project, and Martin Mayor Randy Brundige said the city recently received a $551,200 TDOT grant for phase two of the project. The asphalt removal, or milling, costs are part of the money the city received for phase one, and the resurfacing will be paid for by TDOT.
Phase two, Brundige said, will begin where Main Street intersects Lindell Street and will run south to Main and Central streets, extending to Weldon Park. The work will consist of replacing existing sidewalks, building sidewalks where none previously existed, adding new street lamps and planting trees.
The grant for phase two required that the city put up 20 percent of the grant, or about $110,240, which Brundige said was cost effective.
"This was a bargain the city could not pass up," he said.
Brundige added that the work on phase two should begin about four to six months after bids are submitted and a final bid is accepted. TDOT and the Environmental Protection Agency will inspect the area before the project begins to ensure that the normal flow of traffic is not heavily disrupted and that the local environment will not be harmed during construction.
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