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Lee County Commission reviews several road projects, tables Madison Heights preliminary plat
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Summary
At its work session the commission heard staff proposals on a $37,860 design agreement for Pierce Road, an ALDOT traffic-study request, a $132,601.84 low bid for crack sealing, consideration of a four-lot final plat and a request to table the Madison Heights preliminary plat; no formal votes were recorded in the transcript.
The Lee County Commission discussed a package of highway projects and plats at its March 26 work session, including a staff request to table a preliminary subdivision plat, a proposed design agreement for resurfacing, a traffic-study request to ALDOT, low-bid results for crack sealing, and a final plat consideration.
Highway department staff (S5) told the commission they will ask to table the Madison Heights Subdivision preliminary plat because submitted construction plans include stormwater and right-of-way elements that may require relocation of property or lot lines; S5 said the item will return after those issues are resolved. "We're gonna have this tabled until the final resolution of how is that done," S5 said.
S5 also requested authorization for a professional services agreement with 3 Notch Group (formerly CDG) to design resurfacing work on Pierce Road (Lee Road 427), an approximately 1.8-mile segment from the Russell County line to Somerville Road. The total design cost is $37,860, with the county covering a 20% match ($7,572) and federal Metropolitan Planning Organization funds covering the remaining $30,002.88 through the Columbus–Phoenix City MPO.
On a citizen-requested traffic study, S5 described a proposed ALDOT review of the intersection of Alabama Highway 51 and Moores Mill Road (Lee Road 146) and a nearby corridor including entrances to Beauregard High School; S5 said the county would submit a sample letter and map to the ALDOT district manager asking ALDOT to study possible improvements and that the request does not itself obligate the county to undertake projects.
Procurement items included crack-sealing proposals for pavement preservation. S5 reported two bids and recommended the low bid from REMAC Inc. of Freeman, Virginia, for $132,601.84 to treat about 27.5 lane miles. "The low bid was from REMAC... for $132,601.84," S5 said; the commission was advised it would be asked to approve the low bid.
S5 also presented a final plat for Hardwood Hollows off Lee Road 183 in Commission District 4 creating four lots (the smallest about 1.5 acres), noting letters had been sent to adjacent property owners and no opposition had been received.
Staff explained technical items related to full-depth reclamation testing (to guide reconstruction and cement mix design) and a right-of-way survey cost of roughly $26,000 for Lee Road 326 in District 3 as part of the dirt-road paving program; S5 said the highway department lacks a licensed surveyor on staff and may contract surveys or evaluate adding one within current budgeted funds.
Next steps: multiple items — including the Madison Heights preliminary plat, the 3 Notch Group design agreement and the recommended crack-sealing contract — were presented for future commission action; the transcript shows requests and recommendations but no recorded votes during this work session.
