City plans $300k in street improvements for 2022

The City of Clarendon has approved more than $300,000 in street improvements to be completed in the coming months.

City Administrator David Dockery said work is expected to begin between August 27 and 29 on Seventh Street between Koogle and Ellerbe, a stretch of roadway that as suffered for years from heavy storm damage.

The $186,000 project, which will last about 40 days, will install concrete curbs and gutters and lay down hot mix asphalt for the road surface. Concrete driveway approaches will also be installed at existing driveways, Dockery said.

Residents in the area will have to alternative parking for the duration of the project.

“We apologize ahead of time for any inconvenience to the residents in the area, but we hope they are very happy with the project upon its completion,” Dockery said.

In September, the city will spend about $125,000 on its annual resurfacing program to protect some of Clarendon’s better streets. The chip seal project will be carried out on East Fourth Street between Gorst and Carhart, on South Carhart from US 287 to Montgomery, on Clarendon Avenue from Bugbee Avenue to the west side of the college campus, the 600 and 700 blocks of South Bugbee, and the 400 and 500 blocks of South Allen.

Dockery said other blocks may be included in the fall project depending on how the bid comes in. During the project, cars will have to be moved off the street and avoid the area while work is being done.

The fall project will take three days or less to complete and hopefully be a minimal inconvenience, Dockery said.

City officials will notify affect residents of the paving projects as they get closer.