Fairfield waives bid process, approves 3 equipment purchases
FAIRFIELD Fairfield is getting a new rear-load garbage truck, a replacement chipper truck and a replacement 10-wheel dump truck.
The City Council on Tuesday suspended competitive bidding for each purchase. The action was taken as part of the consent agenda without comment.
The NorCal Kenworth garbage truck costs $182,357; the NorCal Kenworth chipper truck costs $130,966; and the NorCal Kenworth dump truck costs $186,809.
In other action, the City Council:
• Approved a $77,556 settlement to employee Corina Rangel. The action was taken in closed session and announced in the public session. The closed session item was listed as anticipated litigation.
Following about a three-month delay, city officials expressed the importance of making timelines clear to any consultant selected in the downtown Weatherford bypass project.
Published: 1/12/2021 10:28:23 AM
WORTHINGTON Route 143 isn’t the busiest of roadways. But thanks to a multimillion-dollar federally funded project, it now has a roundabout.
The roundabout is at the intersection of Old North Road, Huntington Road, Buffington Hill Road, and Williamsburg Road. So far reactions to the roundabout, which opened to traffic in 2020, have been mixed.
“People don’t like change,” said Charley Rose, chairman of the Worthington Select Board.
Rose said that some of the feedback has to do with how it feels to drive around the roundabout without its second layer of paving, which is scheduled to be put in this year. He also said that if a vehicle is too big to make the turn, the roundabout can be driven through.
Nearly 14 miles of U.S. 1 and U.S. 15-501 and eight sections of secondary roads in Moore County, plus nearly 7 miles of U.S. 15-501 between Aberdeen and the Scotland County line, are scheduled for resurfacing work according to the state Department of Transportation (DOT).
The agency announced Wednesday that contracts were awarded for rehabilitation projects to improve 85 miles of roadways in central North Carolina. These anticipated projects include milling and resurfacing and shoulder grading or reconstruction at most locations.
All of the announced work can begin as early as the week of March 15, DOT stated.
The Fred Smith Company of Raleigh was awarded a $2.86 million contract to rebuild parts of U.S. 1 and U.S. 15-501 and eight sections of secondary roads in Moore County. Work is slated for completion by June 2022.
Regional planning board seeks input
LIMA The Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission has amended the FY2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program and Draft 2020 Public Participation Plan.
View the plan at the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission offices, 130 W. North St., Lima, or www.lacrpc.com.
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