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Commissioners outline paving plans, coordinate with Tullahoma and note small material price changes
Summary
The commission discussed finishing Fountain Grove, coordinating Carter Blake work with Tullahoma, other local roads slated for paving or chip sealing, and recent bid results showing small rock price increases and a lower oil bid.
Coffee County highway officials on July described plans to finish multiple paving projects, seek coordination with the city of Tullahoma on a shared section of Carter Blake Road, and reported modest changes in material bids for the coming year.
Benton, a Coffee County highway commission member, said the department completed last year’s hot-mix paving and is now working to finish Fountain Grove — an eight- to nine-mile road — and hopes to coordinate with Tullahoma on Carter Blake Road so both jurisdictions can pave contiguous sections at the same time and avoid “skips” at transitions. Benton said the county has also identified Short Springs Road, Mack Mill Highway (through New Union and a small subdivision that “hasn’t had anything done… in about 30 years”), Park Creek Estates and Shelton Town Road as upcoming work.
Commission staff said they plan to use state aid money for much of the work but may add some county funds if needed. Benton said the county “doesn’t have a lot of state aid money” and that final funding decisions are still being worked through.
On materials, commissioners reported bid results for rock and chip-seal components: crusher-run (used in base/coal mix) rose by approximately $1 per ton and chips used for chip sealing rose about $2 per ton, while the bid for oil dropped by roughly $1 per unit. The commission noted the pug mill has functioned without trouble this year, but frequent rain complicates chip sealing because oil and water do not mix; rain can wash away a chip-seal application and cold mix left too long can “unravel” before sealing.
Fountain Grove work is winding down and portions were recently chip-sealed, the commission said. No formal contract awards or final funding approvals were recorded during the meeting.
Commissioners said they will continue coordinating with Tullahoma and monitoring state-aid availability before finalizing schedules and budgets.
