Cookeville Will Consider Extending E. 10th St. Phase I By Two Weeks

Add two more weeks to the construction of Phase I on Cookeville’s East 10th Street.

Cookeville City Council will consider extending the completion date of the Widening Project to August 24th at its Thursday meeting. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said crews have run into several issues during the process.

“A couple of box structures they had to put in to save the existing pipe took quite a bit of extra time,” Mayo said. “And also some work adjacent to an 8-inch water line that was actually exposed during the utility cut we had to make to install the storm drain.”

City Manager James Mills said the contract specifies the company can be assessed damages of $1,000 a day, but that he and Mayo think that given the circumstances, the city should approve the extension.

The first phase includes the widening from Chocolate Drive to Wilson Avenue. The project originally began in February of this year to be completed by August 10th.