Jackson Township sets '25 road project list
JACKSON TOWNSHIP -- Jackson Township's summer road-improvement program -- one of the highest priority efforts each year -- is taking shape for 2025.
Jackson Township trustees recently approved the lowest of three bids for the 2025 tar and chip road project. Iberia Earthworm Construction's bid of $167,462 was accepted for the work on several township roads.
The roads slated for the tar and chip treatment are:
-- Stiving Road from State Route 39 to the township line
-- Stiving Road Extension
-- Springmill North Road from Amoy West to Cairns Road
-- George Hawk Road from State Route 39 to Myers Road
-- Mitchner Road from Bowman Street Road to the dead end
-- Stein Road from Rock Road to the township line
-- Wareham Road from the guardrail to the dead end.
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Other bids were received from Melway Paving Company for $179,234.90 and The Shelly Company for $202,095.60, records show.
The trustees, consisting of Chairman Mark Wright, Kevin Alt, and Randy Boyce, discussed the bids before ultimately awarding the contract during the trustees' regular session of April 15.
The tar and chip method to maintain and improve local roadways generally involves layering hot tar and aggregates to create a durable and traction-enhancing surface.
The session is documented thoroughly in the official meeting minutes, which serve as a detailed record of the township’s operational and financial decisions.
