Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Northside Drive Paving to Begin

The city of Jackson issued the following press release.



Starting today, crews will begin milling the old asphalt off Northside Drive from I-55 to State Street. This is in preparation to start paving no later than Monday. The milling process will remove the top 2 1/2 inches of asphalt. The first layer of asphalt will be a 1-inch intermediate layer to provide a smoother surface, followed by a final 1 1/2 surface. The asphalt that will be used is warm mix asphalt which is designed to be laid in temperatures as low as 40 degrees. Traditional hot mix asphalt requires a minimum temperature of 50 degrees. The milling will be ongoing until finished.

Motorists should reduce speed and expect lane closures in both directions while crews are working.


Project background:

The Northside Drive resurfacing project is funded by a federal regional surface transportation block grant with matching funds provided by the municipal sales tax commission. The project includes milling and overlaying the street, repairing failures in the street below the asphalt, repairing sunken and failed sections of curb and gutter, repairing existing sidewalks to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards and replacing old signal loop detection with radar detection at two intersections within the project limits.





10 comments:

Cynical Sam said...

"Motorists should reduce speed..."

Seriously? In Jackson a construction zone is a license to speed.

Anonymous said...

To cold

Anonymous said...

Can't wait for the Bevis and Butthead posts on this one. Northside repave, Har. '88 Olds with lift-kit, Vroom. Har. Pave Paradise...Yo Momma. Har.

Anonymous said...

Great news !

Some will soon be able to drive along the northern boundary of 'Fondren"without tire/wheel damage.

" The area ( we call ) Fondren is from Woodrow Wilson Avenue to the south, Northside Drive to the north, the ICR Railroad line to the west and I-55 to the east"
https://www.finditinfondren.com/local-links/about-find-it-in-fondren/

I'm honestly not bashing that area, Lord knows . . . West Northside Drive should have been reconstructed ten or fifteen years ago.

However, what is on that road that will bring one penny into the tax base of the City of Jackson ?

Anonymous said...

In any other “responsible” city, this isn’t news. They’re roads are just paved and repaired because it is a “normal” function of local government.
Almost like a homeowner saying, “hey guys...I cut and edged my yard today!”

Anonymous said...

6:05 - Your last comment is idiotic. Northside Drive is a major road from west to east Jackson. Employees travel that road in both directions daily. They earn their living in Jackson. They spend their money in Jackson. They pay Jackson taxes. So yes, that road greatly benefits the tax paying citizens of Jackson by allowing them to get to work without blowing three tires a year.

Anonymous said...

I'm sure the smoother road surface will facilitate greater accuracy during vehicle-to-vehicle gun battles.

Anonymous said...

@6:29 when the municipality doesn't function normally, doing so is news.

What you haven't seen is any PR from our preening Mayor how he's seeking volunteers to clean and "landscape" the zoo. LOL The Jackson Zoo has now been closed 45 days. There still is no contract with zoOceanarium - a company that has never operated a zoo in the United States.

Anonymous said...

6:43 I think 6:05 was was referring to property taxes, not tax on 32oz malt liquor or individual cigarillos at the gas station.

Cynical Sam said...

BREAKING NEWS: Jackson has had water for one consecutive week, and no murders in at least 4-5 days.

Film at 11:00.



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