Williams Farm Drive Project to Cost $184,760

Repaving and repairing a roughly half-mile stretch of Williams Farm Drive will cost $184,760 according to Dacula officials.

City Administrator Jim Osborn said 2,170 linear feet of roadway from the area of 3100 Williams Farm Drive to the end of the cul-de-sac will be included in the project. The road is almost 20 years old and has never been repaved.

“It’s the original road and it’s in pretty bad shape,” Osborn said.

The city received eight bids for the project. Allied Paving’s bid of $184,760 was the lowest.

Osborn also provided council with an update on several other city projects:

• Murray Avenue storm drain inlet repairs are complete.
• Broken sidewalks on Maxey Street have been repaired. The sidewalk damage presented a pedestrian hazard, Osborn said.
• The catch basin at the corner of Church and Maxey Street has been replaced.
• Three no parking signs have been erected along Pharr Avenue to prevent large trucks from parking on the sidewalks and causing damage.
• Two pine trees on Brookton Drive have been cut down and the city will soon begin digging the roots out of the road.
• Crews removed a dead tree at the park that presented a safety issue.
• The punch list for the Freeman’s Mill/Franklin Drive project is almost 75 percent complete.
• The Spring Street storm pipe repair is underway.
• The city is in the process of acquiring the final easement needed for the Stanley Road sewer project.
• Next week the city hopes to begin advertising for bids on the new maintenance facility.

The next meeting of the Dacula City Council is Thursday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. The council meets at , located at 442 Harbins Road in Dacula.