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August 10, 2006

Piedmont Parkway

OK. I've got your update on the Piedmont Parkway.

High Point Transportation Director Phil Wylie says construction is ahead of schedule for a summer of 2007 open date and that if things continue moving well they may be able to get it open a little bit early. It's still too early to tell yet, if that's going to happen.

"We are certainly pleased with the way things have been going," Wylie said.

If you've driven by in the last few days you might have seen the seal-coat, which looks like tar and basically is, spread near the intersection with Wendover Avenue. That's a step that's taken after its treated for lime and before the road-bed is put in. Stone will go on top of it and then they'll start putting the road down. That area of the extension is where most of the current activity is going on.

Over half of the extension has most of its asphalt down already, Wylie said. They're prepping that section for sidewalks and it will need about another inch of pavement before its ready to go.

Posted by Jonathan Jones at August 10, 2006 3:05 PM

Comments

Jonathan,

Thank you very, very much for the detailed update on this road project!

Posted by: quest at August 19, 2006 7:52 PM