The City Council approved city staff July 22 to add $88,800 to its infrastructure improvement project, which includes repairing roads across the city.
City Manager Dan Dodson said Old Burnet Road—known as one of the city’s busiest roads and in most need of repair—will cost more than original estimations. He gave the Council several options, each with a different cost. He said Option 2 was the closest to the original improvement plan.
Alderman Bill Nichols agreed with using Option 2, but said any improvements on Old Burnet Road past Calcutta Run was a waste of funding. Other Council members agreed, and added it into the motion for approval.
David Simons of Jay Engineering said the Council should receive a list of repairs in the next couple weeks.
In April, Simons presented a map showing several types of street repairs needed within the city. The report showed the city having 170,000 linear feet, or 32 miles, of paved public streets. Almost half of the roads, 44 percent, are considered in fair condition, while 4 percent are considered to be in poor condition, according to the report.