Some six miles of Ruston city streets will be resurfaced under a project approved at last night’s city council meeting.
Public Works Director John Freeman said the project would take about 120 calendar days.
Said Freemen, “The lowest responsive bidder was Diamond B Construction, LLC, out of Alexandria, LA in the amount of $3,647,295.”
He said some of the streets were near schools and would need to be gotten underway quickly so as to be complete before school starts later this year.
Edgewood Street resident Mary Moore spoke to the council regarding the condition of her street.
“My street is very narrow; I’ve addressed this several times with the council,” she said. “We have wash-aways… thankfully no bus has turned over. Cars cannot pass when any trucks on the street,” she added.
She said that after the gas company had put in new gas lines, that potholes had developed that were damaging cars.
Mayor Ronny Walker said he hoped that a $2 million block grant that has been applied for could be used for street work in that neighborhood.
The city’s annual audit was presented, with no issues reported.