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Ellis County awards $1.05 million contract to rehabilitate Baucom and Oak Branch roads
Summary
The Court awarded a $1,051,361.96 contract to Texas Materials Group Inc. to rehabilitate Baucom Road and Oak Branch Road (Road & Bridge Precinct 3); commissioners cited heavy traffic and prior damage tied to a regional pump station as reasons for the project.
Ellis County Commissioners voted to award a $1,051,361.96 contract to Texas Materials Group Inc. to rehabilitate Baucom Road and Oak Branch Road in Road & Bridge Precinct 3.
Commissioner Ponder described traffic volumes driving the project: "North Oak Branch is getting about 13,000 vehicles a week," he said, adding the county crew will complete ditching and prep work while the contractor performs the primary rehabilitation and overlay.
County staff said the cost will be split evenly between Precinct 3 and the county's Road Improvement Project expense line. Commissioners noted recent work by regional agencies (including a pump station installation) damaged road surfaces in the area and justified accelerated resurfacing.
The motion to approve the contract passed unanimously. The contract award funds a full rehabilitation and overlay intended to improve travel conditions and reduce future maintenance costs.
Ending: Staff will coordinate with the contractor and precinct crews to begin prep and rehabilitation work; no timeline for completion was specified in the meeting record.
