Next phase of street resurfacing approved

More than a dozen streets and three public parking lots are included in Phase V of the City of Enterprise’s ongoing street resurfacing program. Enterprise City Council unanimously voted to award the bid to Southeast Construction Co. during Tuesday night’s meeting held at the Enterprise Civic Center.

Arrowhead Drive, Gateway Circle, Fernway Drive, Boxwood Drive, Chapelwood Drive, Shadow Lane, Woodlawn Drive, Archer Trail, W. Watt Street, E. Brunson Street, Bird Street, Carver Street, Gundy Lane, Lake Oak Ridge Drive, Sunrise Circle, and Emily Drive are on the Phase V list as well as the Enterprise Municipal Airport parking lot expansion, Enterprise City Hall parking lot, Ouida Street Park parking lot, and miscellaneous striping.

Bids were received from Southeast Construction Co. for $1,267,589, Wiregrass Construction for $1,326,522 and APAC-Alabama Inc. for $1,546,201. The public bid opening was held Feb. 27. Poly, Inc. verified Southeast Construction Co. of Geneva is a properly licensed contractor and recommended the contract award be made.

In June 2020, all of the 200+ miles of city-maintained roads were analyzed and scored 0-100 based on the pavement condition index (PCI). Road distresses documented included rutting, raveling, bleeding, weathering, linear cracking, alligator cracking, roadway edge, potholing and patching. The initial PCI average for city-maintained roads when scored was 49.

Since the resurfacing program began in 2020, more than 33% of the City of Enterprise’s approximately 735 street segments have been repaved, totaling approximately 60 centerline miles. The current PCI average for city-maintained roads is now 72.

“Mayor Cooper and the Enterprise City Council made it a priority to invest in the local infrastructure, to include resurfacing city-maintained roads. They have approved more than $13 million for this project and it shows as the average PCI has increased 23 points,” Director of Engineering and Public Works Barry Mott said. “There’s still work to do and plenty of miles to pave on Enterprise streets. Mayor and Council have started to define future phases of this resurfacing project and continue to prioritize this investment.”

In conjunction with the resurfacing project, the Enterprise Water Works Board began a program of an extensive water line replacement. Old and deteriorating lines that run under some city streets are being replaced prior to resurfacing. “The goal is to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. We don’t want to resurface a street and then have to go back, dig up the asphalt and patch it to replace necessary water and utility pipes,” Mott said. “City staff are working together to reduce the likelihood of having to damage or replace new pavement. Streets chosen to be part of the resurfacing project are based on current pavement conditions as well as the need for underground waterline repairs or replacement.”

Phase V of the resurfacing project is expected to begin this spring.