CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - The city of Corinth is preparing to solicit bids to repave local streets.
The Daily Corinthian reports (https://bit.ly/1fhczAJ ) that city officials hope work can begin in mid-May.
The board of aldermen has budgeted $1.6 million for the project.
“The aldermen and the mayor and I spent a long time going through a long list of what needs to be done,” said Street Commissioner Philip Verdung, “and we’ve tried to narrow it down based on two things: the projects that can be done now, which are the most severe and which carry the most traffic.”
He said there are plenty more streets in the city that are not on the list that could use some asphalt.
“For every one here, there are probably three or four more that need it,” said Verdung. “You’ve got to find a place to start.”
Verdung says if there is any money left over, other streets will get work.
He said some areas need sewer work that must be done before streets are repaved.
Verdung also plans changes to the city’s signs restricting truck traffic. He believes there are too many and that truckers are not always heeding them.
“We are going to redo most of that signage and put up some more informative signs for these truck drivers so they know what hazards are ahead and they know how to get out of the downtown if they get into it,” he said.
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Information from: Enterprise-Journal, https://www.enterprise-journal.com
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