Century Road Resurfacing Project Almost Complete

May 16, 2011

Century’s project to resurface the town’s worst streets is expected to be finished this week.

Repaving is complete on 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 placed on the top of the town’s priority list for works.

Crews from Roads, Inc. will work  raise manhole covers to street level on Freedom Road, and then traffic striping will be done on Freedom Road, Hecker Street and Old Flomaton Road. Weather permitting, the entire project should be completed this week, according to town officials.

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.

Pictured top: The newly resurfaced Hecker Road in Century. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

Comments

3 Responses to “Century Road Resurfacing Project Almost Complete”

  1. Raquel K. on May 19th, 2011 3:09 pm

    they need to spend some money on repaving the highway…

  2. yeah on May 18th, 2011 5:13 am

    Hecker does look good.

    Now can they make it smooth and ride good.

  3. David Huie Green on May 16th, 2011 5:52 am

    Hecker looks good

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