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Council hears plan for pavement management and Highway 49, Woodside Drive projects
Summary
Public works and engineering described a new data‑driven pavement-management program, a phased Highway 49 lighting project with NCDOT/Duke Energy coordination, and a proposal to upgrade Woodside Drive (curb, gutter, sidewalks, storm drainage).
John Young, director of public works, and Devin Houston, town engineer, told the council the town will start a pavement‑management program scored with GIS data so residents can see where and when roads will be maintained.
John said the program is intended to stretch available paving dollars farther by combining treatments — rejuvenation, crack sealing, micro‑surfacing and targeted mill‑and‑fill — so smaller budgets preserve pavement life rather than forcing early full resurfacing. He said the draft pavement budget being discussed is about $725,000…
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