City of Cassville plans $69K of road work
April 17, 2019
Vinnie Roberts
Municipal improvements are a priority for the City of Cassville, and this summer is no exception as it moves forward with repaving projects. At the regular city council meeting on Monday, April 8, the council voted to move forward on just under $70,000 of repaving projects throughout the city.
“We just awarded the bid, and we’re signing contracts right now,” said David Brock, Cassville public works director.
The contract was awarded to Hutchens Construction, the only company to place a bid, with representatives from Hutchens expected to sign the contracts before the next council meeting on Monday, May 13. The contract is for multiple streets’ repaving for $69,952.
Among the streets targeted for improvements are a couple of streets in the Crystal Oaks subdivision, located near the high school. The streets in question, Blackberry Court and Townsend, will be receiving their first repaving since their construction.
“Blackberry Court and Townsend are currently just chip and seal,” said Brock. “This is first time that they will be asphalted.”
Brock went on to explain that, though the roads themselves were still in fairly good condition, the asphalting will allow them to be coated in a stronger, more weather resistent coating.
“It costs a little more to do asphalt paving, but it’s much more durable. As chip and seal starts to get old, the rock aggregate will start to crumble and wash away.”
Another road on the list for improvements this summer is the section of 9th Street that runs between Gravel and Main Streets.
10th Street will also receive improvements this year. Instead of a full repaving, the street will receive a mastic surface treatment, meaning that a coating will be placed on top of the existing pavement in order to fill in inconsistencies in the road and strengthen it against inclement weather.
“That’s for streets that are in fairly good shape, but are oxidizing a little bit,” said Brock on the process.
After multiple dialogues with citizens, it has been determined that, in addition to the above projects, the city is seeking to repave the road that runs in to the main entrance of the park by the tennis courts. This project is complicated by the fact that the city does not own the road in question.
“[City attorneys] are looking in to securing right of way,” said Brock. “That’s the primary entrance to the park, everyone uses it. That is not city right of way. We get a lot of requests to repave that street, but the city doesn’t own that.”
City attorneys are currently negotiating with the property owners, representatives of the James Bryant Trust. The Bryant Trust owns the land that the park is situated on as well as the roads that run through it.
According to Brock, the project is expected to begin in either late spring or early summer of this year. Brock also stated that the completion date of these projects is unknown and will be determined by the speed at which Hutchens can complete the project, as well as other projects that they have committed to around the same time.
“We generally let contractors coordinate that to fit in to their other projects,” said Brock.
On Blackberry Court, approximately 775 feet of road will be repaved. On Townsend, the area of the street from Blackberry Court to Melton will be paved, which is approximately 500 feet. On 10th Street, approximately 1,770 feet of road will be treated. Finally, should negotiations with the landowners succeed, 230 feet of City Park Road off of Highway 248 North will be repaved.
For more information on future city projects, or to inquire about repaving projects, contact Cassville City Hall at (417) 847-4441.
Vinnie Roberts
Municipal improvements are a priority for the City of Cassville, and this summer is no exception as it moves forward with repaving projects. At the regular city council meeting on Monday, April 8, the council voted to move forward on just under $70,000 of repaving projects throughout the city.
“We just awarded the bid, and we’re signing contracts right now,” said David Brock, Cassville public works director.
The contract was awarded to Hutchens Construction, the only company to place a bid, with representatives from Hutchens expected to sign the contracts before the next council meeting on Monday, May 13. The contract is for multiple streets’ repaving for $69,952.
Among the streets targeted for improvements are a couple of streets in the Crystal Oaks subdivision, located near the high school. The streets in question, Blackberry Court and Townsend, will be receiving their first repaving since their construction.
“Blackberry Court and Townsend are currently just chip and seal,” said Brock. “This is first time that they will be asphalted.”
Brock went on to explain that, though the roads themselves were still in fairly good condition, the asphalting will allow them to be coated in a stronger, more weather resistent coating.
“It costs a little more to do asphalt paving, but it’s much more durable. As chip and seal starts to get old, the rock aggregate will start to crumble and wash away.”
Another road on the list for improvements this summer is the section of 9th Street that runs between Gravel and Main Streets.
10th Street will also receive improvements this year. Instead of a full repaving, the street will receive a mastic surface treatment, meaning that a coating will be placed on top of the existing pavement in order to fill in inconsistencies in the road and strengthen it against inclement weather.
“That’s for streets that are in fairly good shape, but are oxidizing a little bit,” said Brock on the process.
After multiple dialogues with citizens, it has been determined that, in addition to the above projects, the city is seeking to repave the road that runs in to the main entrance of the park by the tennis courts. This project is complicated by the fact that the city does not own the road in question.
“[City attorneys] are looking in to securing right of way,” said Brock. “That’s the primary entrance to the park, everyone uses it. That is not city right of way. We get a lot of requests to repave that street, but the city doesn’t own that.”
City attorneys are currently negotiating with the property owners, representatives of the James Bryant Trust. The Bryant Trust owns the land that the park is situated on as well as the roads that run through it.
According to Brock, the project is expected to begin in either late spring or early summer of this year. Brock also stated that the completion date of these projects is unknown and will be determined by the speed at which Hutchens can complete the project, as well as other projects that they have committed to around the same time.
“We generally let contractors coordinate that to fit in to their other projects,” said Brock.
On Blackberry Court, approximately 775 feet of road will be repaved. On Townsend, the area of the street from Blackberry Court to Melton will be paved, which is approximately 500 feet. On 10th Street, approximately 1,770 feet of road will be treated. Finally, should negotiations with the landowners succeed, 230 feet of City Park Road off of Highway 248 North will be repaved.
For more information on future city projects, or to inquire about repaving projects, contact Cassville City Hall at (417) 847-4441.
