CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – After a delay of more than three weeks, repaving work is scheduled to begin on Madison Street this weekend.
According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), the first phase of the project will begin Sunday, September 24 through Wednesday, September 27 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each day. Work will take place between Richview Rd. and University Ave. A temporary lane closure will be in place and signs have been posted to alert drivers.
TDOT spokesperson Kathryn Schulte said the contract completion date for the repaving work is Oct. 31.
The project will resurface 4.4 miles of the key Clarksville thoroughfare from Richview Rd. to University Ave. Paving work will be done at night, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday except on holidays, to maximize productivity and reduce hazards and delays for daytime commuters.
TDOT awarded the $1,428,765 contract for the work to Jones Brothers Contractors LLC, of Mount Juliet, Tenn., a large road-building and paving firm that operates throughout the Southeast.
The Clarksville Street Department also announced that the stretch of Madison Street between 10th Street and Pageant Lane will remain in its current configuration, with arrows and a multidirectional middle lane that heads west in the morning and east in the afternoon.
The work will also smooth out imperfections in the road created by the replacement of water pipes under the pavement.