City Of Northport Approves Nearly Two Dozen Resurfacing Projects For 2022

NORTHPORT, AL — Residents on nearly two dozen Northport city streets will soon benefit from some fresh pavement after the City Council on Monday approved the city's 2022 list of resurfacing projects.

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While the list is noticeably shorter in terms of the individual number of projects compared to last year, City Engineer Tera Tubbs told Patch that $1.2 million is currently allocated for this round of resurfacing, with two projects — 20th Avenue and 38th Street — both being lengthy endeavors that will be well-received by the residents impacted once the work is finished.

Tubbs also addressed the Council regarding the matter Monday night, providing updates on other major wish list projects that have remained talking points since the city placed new emphasis on widespread resurfacing.

"We'll do an analysis of how much the city needs to spend on paving per year, so that when it's time to resurface ... that it will come in a cycle," she said. "Some of the major roads, like Charlie Shirley Road, Watermelon Road, Rose Boulevard, those are items we are always going to have reach out to our [Metropolitan Planning Organization] to help us fund because they are significant."

She went on to say that MPO funding for resurfacing of Charlie Shirley Road should come in the next couple of months, while supplemental funding for Watermelon Road is expected in December.

What's more, Tubbs said funds to resurface Main Avenue are expected next summer, while Rose Boulevard is on the MPO's list to resurface in 2023.

Here's a look at the 2022 list of street resurfacing projects in Northport:

• 10th Avenue (5th Street to 9th Street)
• 12th Street (14th Avenue to 15th Avenue)
• 17th Avenue
• 17th Street (34th Avenue to west of Knoll Circle)
• 18th Avenue (17th Street to 19th Street)
• 20th Avenue (Park Street to 32nd Street)
• 30th Avenue (5th Street to Kentuck entrance)
• 5 Point Road (36th Avenue to 37th Street)
• 8th Street (Bridge Avenue to 18th Avenue)
• Courtney Lane (Peachtree Drive to dead end)
• Deer Haven Drive (Deerfield Lane to Trestle Place)
• Dutton Place (McFarland Boulevard to dead end)
• Fairfax Drive (Watermelon Road to dead end)
• Fieldstone Circle (Randa Parkway to dead end)
• Harper Road (Lon Hyche Road to 70th Avenue)
• Indian Lake townhomes (Watermelon Road to dead end)
• Julie Avenue (Lauren Street to dead end)
• Lon Hyche Road (Harper Road to 6861 Lon Hyche Road)
• Narraganset Way (Easton Lane to Chestertown Trace)
• Shirley Farms entrance (Harper Road to Old Barn Lane)
• Trestle Place (Deer Haven Drive to Trestle Square)
• Williamson Drive (30th Avenue to dead end)

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