ALMOST $7 MILLION IN HIGHAY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS AWARDED
RALEIGH – Residents of Polk, Henderson and Transylvania Counties will soon experience smoother roads as a result of a $6.9 million contract awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation to improve about 37 miles of state roads.
The contract awarded to Rogers Group of Nashville calls for milling, resurfacing and shoulder reconstruction.
Improvements are on the way for nearly eight miles of N.C. 9 in Polk County between N.C. 108 and the Rutherford County line. Work will also take place on about two miles of U.S. 176 between N.C. 108 and the South Carolina state line.
Resurfacing is also planned for 14.75 miles of secondary roads in Henderson County, 7.9 miles of secondary roads in Polk County and 4.3 miles of secondary roads in Transylvania County.
Work on the project can begin as early as August 1 and will be completed by October 2018.
