"Most of the 20 workers on the project are local people working for a local company," said Wallace Anderson.
Anderson, general manager of Quality Paving, reported the project is slightly ahead of schedule with 60 percent of the fill-in work complete. The trucks should be finished running through town by April, according to Anderson.
They will still have some work to do after the remaining fill-in. In addition to black topping and spreading top soil, grass and limestone on the road slopes, Quality Paving is also widening 259 North. The road will be extended about 100 feet to the east to add a turning lane and take out some of the hills which will make it easier to see when get off the by-pass. Construction on widening the road is not scheduled to begin until May.
This section of the by-pass stretches from 259 North to intersect with Salt River Road and extend about 300 feet past that road. A box culvert that was finished last month is ready to support the by-pass extension. Quality Paving will also repair the box culvert on Beaver Dam Creek Road after the by-pass is done and traffic will be rerouted during the reconstruction.
This section of the by-pass is scheduled to be completed in October of this year and will help divert soem traffic around town.
LaDawn Lucas lives on Highway 259 North, just across from the by-pass construction. She is excited about the conveniences of the coming by-pass, although there have been some inconveniences with the construction as well. She and her family have dealt with cut telephone lines and frozen water pipes. Both were fixed immediately and Lucas says the company has been very good about the repairs. Lucas is looking forward to being able to get on the by-pass and go to the Wal-Mart across town.
"The by-pass will probably help us with traffic here too. Between 3 and 3:30 p.m. the factories let out and it's hard to get out of the drive sometimes," Lucas said.
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