Annual asphalt overlay project underway

September 26, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. | Updated September 26, 2014 at 8:00 a.m.

A worker with Columbia-based APAC of Missouri Inc. holds a sign to help direct traffic on 10th Street in Fulton on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, as crews prep the road.
A worker with Columbia-based APAC of Missouri Inc. holds a sign to help direct traffic on 10th Street in Fulton on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, as crews prep the road.

The city of Fulton's asphalt overlay project is currently underway and will wrap up at the end of October, according to City Administrator Bill Johnson.

APAC presented the low bid to the city at more than $452,500. The city typically sets aside $250,000 each year for overlays, but $100,000 from the sewer and water departments each has been added to the initial figure, making this year's project bigger.

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Streets included in the 2014 asphalt overlay project are Gary Street, Claymine Drive, Old Jefferson City Road, Third Street, Ravine Street, Addison Street, Grand Avenue, E. Eighth Street, Tenth Street, West Avenue, Circle Drive, 14th Street, Ivy Lane and Chippewa Drive.