Winston-Salem - Work on improving almost
95 miles of local roadways across Davidson, Forsyth, Randolph and Rowan
Counties, including portions of U.S. 52, N.C. 8, 109, 47, 150, 65, 66, 67, as
well as 45 sections of secondary roads is scheduled to start Monday, April
30.
A $4.9 million contract awarded by the N.C.
Department of Transportation to J.T. Russell & Sons Inc. of Albemarle calls
for the resurfacing and shoulder construction along 23.9 miles of roadways
across Rowan County. Work should be completed by July 2019.
Another $5.8 million contract awarded to J.T. Russell & Sons will
resurface and improve and shoulders along 31 miles of roads in Davidson and
Randolph Counties. That work should wrap up by October 2019.
A final $8.1 million contract awarded by NCDOT to Sharpe Brothers of
Vecellio & Grogan Inc. of Greensboro also means resurfacing and shoulder
construction work is coming to 39.4 miles of roadways in Davidson and Forsyth
Counties. This project is also scheduled to finish by May 2020.
These projects are an important investment in the long-term viability
of the state’s transportation network and will help improve the overall health
of the local infrastructure.
This was one of 16 road
and bridge contracts recently awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation.
Per state law they went to the lowest qualified bidder for each project. The
contracts are worth $429.7 million, nearly $39 million under engineer
estimates.
Media Contact: Miracle King
miracleking@ncdot.gov
(336) 487-0157