The city will pave sections of 23 streets beginning in late July in an overlay program that occurs every other year.
Mayor Scott Fontenot released the list of the streets Thursday and the estimates, which total $1,030,000.
The city advertised for bids in Thursday’s Eunice News.
The mayor expects aldermen will be able to approve a bid at the June meeting.
Once a bid is accepted it takes about 45 days for a contractor to begin work, he said.
The road work totals about 3.7 miles. The city has from 50 to 60 miles of roads.
The road program has been ongoing for about 20 years, he said.
“We’ve been putting about the same amount of funding into it every year,” he said.
That means as costs rise the city hasn’t been able to do as many roads as in the past, he said.
The city targeted the worst streets this year, he said.
“I think if we continue to do it this route then we can really kind of start to get ahead,” He said.
Two years ago, Aldermen Jack Burson and Marion “Nootsie” Sattler pooled their resources to repair the roads in University Place, he said.
“So, we are starting to work more together on this,” he said.
Fontenot said the city is looking to redo intersections.
One example is South Martin Luther King and East Maple. The intersection needs repair, but the roads are mostly in good condition, he said.
A long term goal is to repair West Park Avenue and 2nd Street, he said.
The money to do so may come from the state’s Right Sizing program.
The state would redo College Road and its two bridges and then turn the road over to the city. In return, the city would receive 40 years of maintenance funding from the state, he said.
The maintenance money would be used for the work on Park and 2nd, he said.
But that deal is probably two years away, he said.
Fontenot said he has met with State Rep. Phillip DeVillier on the plan.
The city also is receiving a $450,867 state grant to improve 11 streets in the Happy Hill area of northeast Eunice.
The streets to be improved 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.
At Large
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.
Mayor
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.
The total estimated project cost includes construction, engineering, inspection and 5 percent contingency.
