Starting today, another round of roads in Hollister will be
under construction as part of the Pavement Management Program
– the most extensive street repair project in the city’s
history.
The streets
– on parts of which parking will be prohibited – include Central
Street, First through Fifth streets, Briggs Road, Thompson Street,
Rancho Drive, Prospect Avenue, Bundenson Drive and Sally
Street.
Starting today, another round of roads in Hollister will be under construction as part of the Pavement Management Program – the most extensive street repair project in the city’s history.
The streets – on parts of which parking will be prohibited – include Central Street, First through Fifth streets, Briggs Road, Thompson Street, Rancho Drive, Prospect Avenue, Bundenson Drive and Sally Street.
Graniterock, the company contracted for the project, will perform work on those 12 roadways throughout August – Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The entire program, which will ultimately include work on 49 streets, is scheduled to be finished Nov. 11.
The Pavement Management Program was approved by the City Council in early July and work during 2003 is projected to cost $2.3 million. The program includes work each year through 2007.
“The purpose of the management program is to rehabilitate all the roads that are deteriorating,” said city engineer Luis Aguilar, who is also the project manager.
He said the work is comprised of three “main parts” – asphalt roadwork construction, asphalt overlay and “mill and plug.”
“They mill existing asphalt and then plug in with (new) asphalt,” he said.
The program was designed to repair all roads throughout Hollister – on a rotating basis – during the next five years. It started last week, as Graniterock started repairing the first of nine “zones” – including Chappell Road, Maple Street, Alvarado Street, Recht Street and San Juan Drive.
Aguilar said the city will tow cars parked on the streets under construction. Residents with questions should call him at 636-4340.
“We want to make sure the people will not park there because (Graniterock) will be working,” he said.
