Revenue Bonds To Be Issued To Cover Gas Leak Repair Under Highway 29

March 3, 2015

The Century Town Council Monday night authorized the issuance of up to nearly $700,000 in revenue bonds to secure financing for a now-completed project to repair a gas leak under Highway 29.

The project, financed by USDA Rural Development, will likely come in with a bottom line cost closer to $400,000, Century Mayor Freddie McCall said, which means all of the bonds may not be issued.

It has been about four years since the leaking section of pipe was publicly revealed as a “major public safety issue”. The project included large pipes bored under Highway 29 that will connect a new 4-inch pipe on west side of Highway 29 with a new 2-inch pipe to be installed on the east side of the highway, eliminating the need to install individual service lines under the road to service natural gas customers. Pipes were installed where existing easements exist or were obtained at no cost, otherwise, it was installed under existing sidewalks.

R.A.W. Construction, LLC of Tallahassee worked to install the new natural gas lines along the right-of-way of Highway 29 (North Century Boulevard) from about McCurdy Lane to West Highway 4 near the courthouse. Town employees then completed the addition of individual taps and service lines.

Pictured: Gas line replacement work along North Century Boulevard at West Highway 4. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News