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Resurfacing Begins On Century’s Worst Roads
April 26, 2011
Resurfacing begins this week on seven of Century’s worst roads.
The town will repave Freedom Road, the portion of Old Flomaton Road in the city limits, Hecker Road, Elm Street, Hilltop Road, B Street and Archie Street. The streets were on the top of the town’s priority list.
Traffic delays will be kept to a minimum during the resurfacing process. “We ask our residents to be patient with us for a couple of weeks while we improve our streets,” Century Mayor Freddie McCall said.
The resurfacing part of the project will cost the town about $200,000 by piggybacking on an Escambia County contract with Roads, Inc. Of Northwest Florida. Another $14,000 will be added for pavement striping on Freedom, Old Flomaton and Hecker. Striping — those lines down the middle and on the side of the roadway — will not be added to the other roads because they are low-traffic.
There will be about a dozen roads remaining to be paved on the town’s priority list. Five of them — West Cottage Street, Academy Street, Pleasant Hill Road, Ramar Street and Lake Street — are all short or dead end streets. The remaining are dirt roads that will require extensive drainage work prior to surfacing.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Resurfacing Begins On Century’s Worst Roads”
REGARDING:
“Hwy 29 should be first ”
so you believe the Town of Century shouldn’t fix its roads until after the State of Florida fixes its road?
Or do you just wish the State would get a move on?
David unsuccessfully dodging loose gravel too
Lea is right. Hwy 29 should be first then do the other roads.
agreed but different governmental agency, different budget.
Hwy 29 would be greatly appreciated tired of loose flying rocks hitting our windshield and praying one doesn’t take out an eye..