Road projects top city's to-do list for 2013

Street improvements, changes at the Hillcrest Park Zoo and the first phase of the effluent reuse project are city projects on the horizon for 2013.

Here is a general summary of whats coming up for the year ahead:

n Norris Street project: A request to go out for bids on improvements on Norris Street between Llano Estacado Boulevard and Wilhite Road are on the agenda for todays Clovis City Commission meeting.

City Engineer Justin Howalt said the work, with construction set to start in March, will take Norris from a two-lane rural road to a three-lane urban setup a northbound lane, a southbound lane and a central lane for left turns.

The surface will be hot mixed asphalt, and other work will upgrade the curb and gutters, sidewalks and drainage.

Work is expected to take 300 calendar days.

n Martin Luther King Boulevard project: Howalt said the scope of work is exactly the same, with the only difference being the timeframe.

That means the city commission will be asked to approve bidding the project in March, with the 300 days of work to begin in May.

Work will take place between Llano Estacado Boulevard and 21st Street.

n Effluent pipeline project: A bid was awarded at the last city commission meeting of 2012 to construct Phase 1A. The phase cost is $4.8 million.

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Road projects top city's to-do list for 2013