The state Board of Transportation recently approved these road projects for WNC:
Resurface 20.9 miles of highway in Rutherford County, including two sections of* U.S. 64/74 Alternate,* a section each of U.S. 74 and N.C. 9, and eight sections of secondary roads. The $2 million contract was awarded to Asheville Division of APAC-Atlantic Inc. of Asheville. Work is expected to begin as early as March 3, with completion set for Sept. 30;
Resurface 15.1 miles of highway in Buncombe County, including two sections of U.S. 19/23, a section each of U.S. 19/23 Business and U.S. 70, and eight sections of secondary roads. The $2.7 million was awarded to the Asheville Division of APAC-Atlantic. Work is scheduled to begin as early as March 3, with completion set for Sept. 30;
Resurface 11 miles of highway in Madison County, including U.S. 25 and U.S. 70 from Stokley Hollow Road (S.R. 1208) to N.C. 209, N.C. 63 from north of Clarks Branch Road (S.R. 1100) to south of Marrow Branch Road (S.R. 1190) and four sections of secondary roads. The $1.4 million contract was awarded to the Asheville Division of APAC-Atlantic. Work is scheduled to begin as early as March 3, with completion set for Sept. 30;
Resurface and reconstruct the shoulder along 16.9 miles of highway in McDowell County, including N.C. 183 from U.S. 221 to the Burke County line, N.C. 226 from the Rutherford County line to Vein Mountain Road (S.R. 1802) and eight sections of secondary roads. The $1.7 million contract was awarded to Maymead. Work is scheduled to begin as early as March 3, with completion set for Sept. 30;
Widen and resurface 17.5 miles of highway in Mitchell and Yancey counties, including a section each of U.S. 19 East, U.S. 19 West and N.C. 197, and nine sections of secondary roads. The $2.3 million contract was awarded to Maymead. Work is scheduled to begin as early as March 3, with completion set for Sept. 30;
Widen and resurface the existing travel lanes of 19 sections of secondary roads totaling 12.4 miles in Henderson County. The $1.6 million contract was awarded to the Asheville Division of APAC-Atlantic. Work may begin as early as April 1, with final completion set for Oct. 31.
Replace the U.S. 19 bridge over the Oconaluftee River in Cherokee. The $5.2 million contract was awarded to Taylor and Murphy Construction Company Inc. of Asheville. Work may begin as early as March 3, with final completion set for July 2010.