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City manager: $457,922 available for Phase 9 resurfacing; South Broad multimillion-dollar project progressing
Summary
Interim city manager reported $457,922.23 available for Phase 9 street resurfacing, broken into LMIG funds and a Local Road Assistance grant, and provided an update on the South Broad multimillion-dollar utility and drainage project.
The interim city manager told the Cairo City Council the city has $457,922.23 available for Phase 9 of its street-resurfacing master plan, funding that would cover about 5.5 miles of resurfacing in the initial scope.
The funding package combines a Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant (LMIG) allocation of $180,828.47, a required 30% city match of $54,248.54 (for a total LMIG-related amount of $235,077.01), and a Local Road Assistance (LRA) grant of $221,846.22 that carries no local match. “As of today, we did receive the LRA, which is the local road assistance, additional money. That grant was $221,846.22. It has no match,” the interim city manager said.
Using the combined LMIG, the city match and the LRA grant, the manager said the submitted Phase 9 plan would cover roughly 5.5 miles of resurfacing, though the list of specific streets can be amended and priorities adjusted. The manager cautioned that costs increase if resurfacing sites are far apart and suggested clustering work to limit transition costs.
The manager also gave an update on the South Broad Street reconstruction, calling it a multimillion-dollar project. City crews and the contractor are finishing storm-drain work at the corner near Fifteenth Avenue; the work is awaiting utility transfers from Mediacom and Windstream before the next phase can proceed. A progress meeting with Watkins and Associates and the contractor is scheduled for next week to clarify the upcoming scope.
Council members praised a cost-saving reuse of old utility poles on South Broad Street; the interim city manager and council said the city used existing inventory and purchased only concrete, saving about $8,000 compared with an earlier proposal. The manager said crews have also found unexpected conditions — including a wooden water main — that staff are addressing as the project continues.
Council members asked whether FEMA, block grant, or other local funds could be applied to the resurfacing list; the manager replied exact allocations were not finalized and said specific street-by-street breakdowns would be shared by email on request.
What happens next: Staff will refine the Phase 9 street list, prioritize the worst-condition streets, continue coordination with utilities for South Broad work, and report back with final schedules and cost estimates.
