Sparta’s Fall Paving Pushed Back Until The Spring

Sparta facing a slight delay in paving efforts with its fall projects now pushed back until the spring.

Public Works Director Dillard Quick said the city’s approved paver rescheduled after a separate state road project took priority.

“They had more work this fall than anticipated,” Quick said. “That doesn’t mean we are not going to do our paving this year. We are still going to do our paving. It’s just going to be in the spring time.”

Quick said some 25 roads will be paved in the spring. Quick said the contractor held the bid price that was originally approved for the project.

“We are going to bid out again for next year’s paving list after we finish,” Quick said. “We’ll just pick back up where we left off and pave next year’s paving list as the contractor can schedule us.”

As for the city’s overall eight-year paving cycle, Quick said the delay does not change the timeline. Quick said the city will readjust by adding more roads to the spring pave list.