Transportation Board Awards $18.4 Million In Contracts For Highway Projects
The N.C. Board of Transportation has awarded contracts totaling $18.4 million for highway projects in six counties across the state.
The contracts were for projects in Burke, Cabarrus, Guilford, Jackson, Montgomery and Rockingham counties.
Among the projects winning contracts were:
The contract went to English Construction Co. Inc. of Lynchburg, Va. for $10.9 million. Work will begin in late March or early April, with completion scheduled in December 2005.
The contract went to Scurry Construction Inc. of Cornelius for $1.4 million. Work will begin in late March or early April, with completion scheduled in November.
The contract went to APAC-Carolina Inc. of Asheville for $1.6 million. Work will begin in April, with completion scheduled in October.
The contract went to Elderlee Inc. of Oaks Corners, N.Y. for $692,560. Work will begin between March 31 and June 1, with completion scheduled 180 days thereafter.
The contract went to Allegheny Construction Co. Inc. of Roanoke, Va. for $1.6 million. Work will begin in late March or early April, with completion scheduled in September 2004.
The contract went to Dellinger Inc. of Monroe for $2.1 million. Work will begin in late March or early April, with completion scheduled in December 2004.
In other actions, the board passed resolutions naming:
At the beginning of the meeting, Marvin Blount III of Greenville and Thomas A. Betts Jr. of Rocky Mount, who were recently appointed by Gov. Mike Easley, were sworn in to the board.
In addition, Mac Campbell, Jr., of Elizabethtown, G.R. Kindley of Rockingham, Marion Cowell of Charlotte, Frank Johnson of Statesville, Conrad Burrell of Sylva and Louis Sewell of Jacksonville, who were re-appointed by Easley, also were sworn in.