Sparta Continuing Infrastructure Improvements Along Side Paving Schedule

A some $530,000 pipeline bursting and manhole project moving forward in Sparta.

City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the project is a continuation of the city’s long-term paving plan. Hennessee said aging infrastructure under roads will be replaced in time to repave roads.

‘We’re thinking phase one paving will be in a couple of weeks,” Hennessee said. “The streets that are being pipe bursted now they will be in phase two and that will be in the spring.”

Hennessee said phase one of paving includes 23 streets amounting to about four miles. Hennessee said phase two which includes this project will repave Burley, Love, Riverview and Wagoner Streets.

Hennessee said the project is not related to the city’s sewer moratorium. Hennessee said a start date for the pipe bursting will be determined after the notice to proceed is issued.

Hennessee said the goal for this fiscal year is repave 34 streets for just over six miles. Hennessee said the projects were budgeted for this year.