City of Cairo addresses pothole concerns with citywide street resurfacing project
Roads in the poorest condition are reportedly being prioritized
CAIRO, Ga. (WCTV) - The city of Cairo is addressing pothole concerns through upcoming road resurfacing efforts across the city following the completion of the South Broad Street resurfacing project.
The citywide resurfacing plan was approved during a city commission meeting on May 27. City Manager Booker T. Gainor said that the Phase 9 Street Resurfacing plan would cover 8.9 miles of city streets.
The city reportedly has a list of streets in need of repair, but additional streets can be added, according to May 27 city meeting notes. However, roads in the poorest condition are being prioritized.
Suggested roads by councilmen included Southwest Lakewood Drive, Southwest Horseshoe Bend, 1st Street Southeast, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th streets due to increased school bus traffic. 7th Avenue Southwest and surrounding roads were also suggested as traffic increased during the closure of South Broad Street.
Councilman Charles Renaud suggested the unpaved parts of Pine Circle Northwest, 14th Avenue and 15th Avenue for the list, but Gainor said those would require reconstruction, for which funds could not be used.
The project is being bid by individual streets, not as one project, so the city can “better align the work with available funding,” per city meeting notes.
2023 was the last time a repaving project for the city was completed, but the city manager said the delay was due to the South Broad Street resurfacing project.
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“Now that South Broad is handled, we are in a strong position to resume regular resurfacing. We are utilizing a mix of diverse funding streams (including Local Maintenance and Improvement Grants (LMIG), Local Road Assistance (LRA), and TSPLOST) so we can fix roads without draining a single resource,” the city said in a social post.
The budget also includes funding for equipment to “improve the City’s ability to address potholes and street repairs,” per city meeting notes.
The plan was passed unanimously by all the council members on May 27. The project is not yet underway, according to a city spokesperson.
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