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Jackson potholes: First phase of street resurfacing was to end in spring. Did they finish?
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After Monday night rain, potholes remain filled with water at the intersection of Ash and Mill Streets in Jackson. Miss. Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
A traffic barrel covering a pothole at Lamar Street in Jackson, Miss., is surrounded by other potholes at the intersection of North Lamar and Davis Streets Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
A driver in the northbound lane of North Lamar Street in Jackson, Miss., waits for a southbound vehicle to pass so they can manuever around a large pothole at the intersection of North Lamar and McKee Streets Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. In the background, left, the driver of a third vehicle makes their way around a traffic drum covering another pothole.
On McTyere Avenue at the intersection of Wightman Street in Jackson, Miss., seen Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, people not only have to deal with a pothole, they have to deal with "sewer overflow.".
The corner of Hooker and Willow streets in a residential neighborhood near Jackson State University in Jackson is collapsing into a creek below that lies below, a process advanced with continued rains. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.
Nearly three years ago, traffic barrels surrounded an area at the corner of Hooker and Willow Streets in Jackson, Miss., where the blacktop was collapsing into a creek below the street. On Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, the barrels are gone, the hole is larger, and there is no throughway on Hooker, just a small mound of dirt pedestrians and cyclists can use to pass.
Nearly three years ago, traffic barrels surrounded an area at the corner of Hooker and Willow Streets in Jackson, Miss., where the blacktop was collapsing into a creek below the street. On Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, the barrels are gone, the hole is larger, and there is no throughway on Hooker, just a small mound of dirt, left, pedestrians and cyclists can use to pass.
A motorist makes their was around a traffic barrel in the southbound lane of Mill Street in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. Mill Street, a patchwork of blacktop covering what was a myriad potholes, still has work to be done as tires cover the deep hole and the barrel warns drivers of the potential danger.
A pothole at the intersection of Denver and Long Streets in Jackson, Miss., appears to be wider than the annual ragweed growing out of it on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Passing drivers give the pothole a wide berth as they maneuver around the hazard.
A pothole at the intersection of Denver and Long Streets in Jackson, Miss., appears to be wider than the annual ragweed growing out of it on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.
A pothole on Alexander Sreet in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, has been there for "years and years and years," according to longtime resident Danesha Lampton.
In October 2023, the City of Jackson began Phase 1A of the "Street Resurfacing Project," endeavoring to resurface and repave 31 total streets, including curbs and gutters, in Jackson by the end of spring 2024.
A year later, only 22 of those 31 streets are finished, according to the updated list sent to the Clarion Ledger by Jackson Spokesperson Melissa Payne. The full list can be found below.
After the Jackson City Council's approval in October 2023, the goal was to finish the streets before paving season ends and weather temperatures dropped in the winter. Phase 1B of the project was to start after the spring of 2024, but those streets have yet to be worked on. A list of those streets, as well as the ones picked for Phase 1C can be found here. The council also amended the contract for a completion date of March 31, 2025.
"As a city, we’re proud of the significant progress we’ve made in paving our streets, improving accessibility, and enhancing the quality of life for our residents," Payne said in a statement. "However, we recognize that there are still many roads in need of attention. We remain committed to continuing this vital work, ensuring that every neighborhood benefits from these improvements. There’s more to do, but we’re moving forward together, and we won’t stop until every street is up to the standard our citizens deserve."
The first phase cost the city just above $5 million and is funded through the One Percent Sales Tax Commission, which was created to fund key infrastructure projects. The city earns approximately $13 million per year from the tax, which was approved by more than 90% of voters in 2014.
Construction company Dickerson and Bowen, Inc. and engineering firm Neel-Schaffer are overseeing the project.
The streets for the first phase were picked after a survey was sent to various homeowner associations in Jackson who identified the worst streets in their neighborhoods. The 31 streets were also chosen to consolidate the project, so construction workers wouldn’t have to travel all over the city.
Here is a list of the 22 completed streets of Phase 1A:
Main Street — Ridgeway Street to Walter Dutch Welch Drive. Completed.
Parkway Street — Ridgeway Street to Walter Dutch Welch Drive. Completed.
Avenue G — Parkway Street to Main Street. Completed.
Avenue H/James O. Glass Drive — Parkway Street to dead end. Completed.
Holmes Avenue — Medgar Evers Boulevard to Bainbridge Drive. Completed.
Ashdown Street — Bainbridge Drive to Albermarle Road. Completed.
Aurora Street — Bainbridge Drive to Albermarle Road. Completed.
Bainbridge Drive — Holmes Avenue to dead end. Completed.
Albermarle Road — Larkspur Street to Oakland Avenue. Completed.
Eminence Row — Bailey Avenue to dead end. Completed.
Lawson Street — Eminence Row to dead end. Completed.
Cottage Street — Eminence Row to Collier Avenue. Completed.
Marion Dunbar Street — Ridgeway Street to Mayes Street. Completed.
Ridgeway Street — Livingston Road to dead end. Completed.
James Hill Street — Ridgeway Street to Mayes Street. Completed.
Lorenz Boulevard — West Street to State Street. Completed.
Council Circle — State Street to State Street. Completed.
Redwing Avenue — Council Circle to Council Circle. Completed.
Eagle Avenue — Council Circle to dead end. Completed.
Glenway Drive — Old Canton Road to Woodland Circle. Completed.
Ridge Drive — Woodland Circle to Wood Dale Drive. Completed.
Woodland Circle — Glenway Drive to Glenway Drive. Completed.
Nine more streets of Phase 1A have yet to be completed, including:
Taylor Street — State Street to dead end.
Woodland Drive — Glenway to Woodland Circle.
Peachtree Street — Poplar Boulevard to Woodrow Wilson Avenue.
Myrtle Street — Laurel Street to Riverside Drive.
Mobile Avenue — Randall Street to Lavernet Road.
Bellevue Place — State Street to Monroe Street.
Moody Street — Madison Street to Greymont Street.
Whitworth Street — Bellevue Place to Manship Street.
Quinn Street — Moody Street to Poplar Boulevard.
On Sept. 24, the Jackson council approved amending Phase 1A to add 10 streets to be resurfaced, for an additional cost of $145,000 to Neel-Schaffer. Those streets are:
Lamar Street — George Street to Whitfield Street.
Livingston Street — Mill Street to West Street.
Bell Street — Mill Street to Crestview Street.
Pinehurst Street — State Street to dead end.
Poplar Boulevard — State Street to dead end.
Manship Street — State Street to Monroe Street.
St. Ann Street — Riverside Drive to dead end.
St. Mary Street — Poplar Boulevard to Laurel Street.
Avondale Street — Old Canton Road to Hawthorn Drive.
Hawthorn Drive — Old Canton Road to Avondale Street.
All in all, the city has 18 streets to finish before work begins on the project's next phases.
According to city documents, these 10 streets were originally intended to be a part of the first phase, but because of anticipated "water and sewer line work to be performed by JXN Water, they were removed from the project."
https://www.clarionledger.com/story/...g/75501991007/
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