City of Madison
Contributor
At the Tuesday, June 11, meeting of the Madison City Commissioners, the Commissioners voted unanimously to award the repaving contract for Washington and Shelby Avenues, to the Scruggs Company, the lowest of two bidders. The combined bids for both repaving projects is approximately $783,000.00. A pre-construction meeting was held on Thursday, June 27, with the representatives from the Scruggs Company, city staff and the city’s Engineer to put in place a plan to proceed with the re-paving projects. The Scruggs Company stated their projection for a start date for the re-paving projects of Washington and Shelby Avenues is tentatively set for the second week of August 2024. This will involve posting of construction signage and other traffic directional signage prior to the actual start of construction. Both Washington and Shelby Avenues will be repaved from Bunker Street to Highway 90.
This is expected to add to the congestion of traffic and primary travel routes as the Horry Avenue project for infrastructure upgrade and re-paving will all happen simultaneously. Citizens are asked to be sensitive to the construction and infrastructure upgrades of these three major projects. This will definitely be a true test of patience and tolerance. As all three projects will be underway, citizens should be aware that the construction phases will last well into the 2024 holiday season. With schools preparing to re-open for the 2024 – 2025 school year, citizens should be attentive to alternate routes for dropping off and picking up of children. Door knockers and other media releases are in effect to keep citizens aware of the construction upgrades. Updates will be continually submitted for citizen awareness.
The City of Madison is grateful to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce for these construction projects that have been awarded at a cost of approximately two million dollars. A Construction Inspector will be on site daily to oversee the projects. The contractors will work as diligently as possible to eliminate any inconveniences to residents and businesses alike. Please exercise due care and caution as the projects will soon be underway. Finally, we are in the 2024 Hurricane Season, which may, or may not impact the projects.
For further information, please feel free to contact City Hall at (850) 973-5081.