City’s $1M paving project is underway

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A 23-street overlay project may be completed by the end of the month, according to Eunice Mayor Scott Fontenot.
The project began Aug. 6 around St. Edmund schools.
The city project is done every other year and is paid for through a sales tax.
The city-funded project is to be followed by work on 11 streets in the Happy Hill area of Northeast Eunice. That work is funded by a $450,867 state grant.
The streets to be improved with the grant money include Mathilde, Kyries Hebert, Fruge, Stone, Goldman, Weaver, Aferica, (north) Beulah, (east) Vine, (east) Peach and Clark.
The streets in the city’s overlay program include the following.
Ward 1
Moosa Boulevard, Nile Street to North End, $146,500.
Nile Street, Moosa Boulevard to MLK Street, $24,500.
Ward 1 Total Estimated Project Cost $171,000.
Ward 2
Carron Street, Maple Avenue to Manuel Street, $26,000.
South Cane Street, North Street to East Ash, $33,000.
Anne Street, Martin Luther King Street to St. George Street, $50,000.
Anne Street, Verbena Street to Ella Street, $33,000.
Mae Street, Williams Street to Faris Street, $35,000.
Ward 2 Total Estimated Project Cost $177,000.
Ward 3
Bernard Street, Maple Avenue to Bobcat Drive, $87,000.
Hunter Street, Bernard Street to Bobcat Drive, $39,000.
Jeanne Street, Bernard Street to Bobcat Drive, $54,000.
Ward 3 Total Estimated Project Cost $180,000.
Ward 4
West Peach Street, 6th Street to 8th Street, $64,000.
Magnolia Street, 3rd Street to 4th Street, $41,000.
Reed Avenue, 4th Street to 8th Street, $61,000.
Ward 4 Total Estimated Project Cost $166,000.
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Duck Avenue, Ella Street to Vivian Street, $42,000.
Lawrence Street, Vivian Street to Great Slave Street, $58,000.
Darrel Street, Pecan Grove Street to Great Slave Street, $45,000.
McKenzie Street, Darrel Street to Lawrence Street, $12,000.
At Large Total Estimated Project Cost $157,000.
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Jake Street, Park Avenue to West Ash Street, $20,000.
West Ash Street, Jake Street to Bobcat Drive, $42,000.
Camelia Street, 2nd Street to CC Duson Street, $22,000.
Betty Street, Jake Street to Nellie Street, $46,000.
Bee Street, Betty Street to Laurel Avenue, $14,000.
Pecan Grove Street, Nile Street to Lawrence Street, $35,000.
Mayor Total Estimated Project Cost $179,000.
Total Estimated Community Wide Project Cost $1,030,000.