County to seek bids on roadwork

Madison County could see some significant roadwork within the next year.

County commissioners agreed Feb. 11 to seek bids on a number of road projects with an estimated total cost of $1.2 million.

The county’s 2013 allotment through the Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) is $543,713. The Madison County government had an approximate $5 million cash balance at the end of 2012. And a portion of the projects is expected to be funded with that money.

Here is a list of proposed roadwork:

•Sanford Road, beginning at Hwy. 106 and ending at county road 160, 2.985 miles, resurfacing, estimated cost: $50,000.

•Blacks Creek Church Road, beginning at county road 398 and ending at the county line, 4.138 miles, resurfacing, estimated cost: $150,000.

•Sam Bruce Road, culvert or bridge, creek crossing, estimated cost: $150,000 to $200,000.

•Madison Oaks Drive, beginning at county road 177, ending at the dead end, .2 miles, resurfacing, estimated cost: $20,000.

•Northwoods Circle, beginning at county road 200, ending at county road 198, .4 new paving, estimated cost: $60,000.

•Shady Lane, beginning at county road 200, ending at county road 500, .1 miles of new paving, estimated cost: $15,000.

•Adams-Duncan Road, beginning at county road 391 to county road 177, 1.274 miles, resurfacing, estimated cost: $120,000.

•Hwy. 29, Hwy. 98 intersection, improvements, estimated cost: $150,000.

•Colbert-Danielsville Road, from county road 221 to Madison Street, 3.5 miles, resurfacing. (Initial estimates were $100,000, but that was when the paving was planned to the South Fork Bridge).

•Sorrow-Patterson Road, beginning at Hwy. 72, ending at county road 228, 2.041 miles, resurfacing, estimated cost: $200,000.

•Foote-McClellan Road and Hwy. 72 intersection improvements, estimated cost: $150,000.