BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org
INDEPENDENCE — Plans for asphalt being applied to 26 miles of county roads and chip-and-seal mixture applied to 22 miles of county road were revealed at Monday’s Montgomery County Commission meeting.
Robert Bever, public works director, presented his plans for asphalt and chip-and-seal mixture application during the summer months. He described the plan as being “aggressive” because of the amount of asphalt road to be covered with a new layer of asphalt.
“Typically, we try to apply asphalt to about 15 to 20 miles of county roads each summer,” he said. “This year, we’re pushing that number to more than 26 miles.”
The final plan for asphalt and chip-and-seal mixture application will be based on the price of oil when the road projects are underway. Depending on the price of oil at that time, the volume of asphalt and chip-and-seal may be reduced or increased, said Bever.
He also said the asphalt application will involve about a one-inch layer while previous year’s applications have been two to three inches in depth.
On the asphalt application list is county road 5700, commonly known as Olive Street Road that connects Cherryvale to an area east of Coffeyville. County road 5700 — from county road 2000 northeast of Coffeyville to county road 6600 at the Wilson County-Montgomery County line will receive a new layer of asphalt.
Also on the asphalt list are:
• County road 2800 — from county road 5700 to county road 5900 (1 mile).
• County road 4800 — from county road 5700 to county road 5900 (1 mile).
• County road 5000 — from county road 5700 to county road 5900 (1 mile).
• County road 5200 — from county road 5700 to county road 5900 (1 mile).
• County road 5500 — from U.S. 166 high north to county road 2000 (1/4 mile).
• County road 4800 — from old U.S. 169 highway to county road 5500 (1/3 mile).
• South Carson Street in Cherryvale (from the south Cherryvale city limits to county road 4800).
On the chip-and-seal application list are the following roads:
• County road 4300 — from county road 2000 to county county road 2600 (5 miles).
• County road 2000 — from county road 3900 to county road 4500 (3 miles).
• County road 2600 — from county road 3900 to county road 4550 (5 miles).
• County road 4525 — from county road 2400, north 1/2 mile.
• County road 4550 — from about county road 2250 north to county road 2600 (3 miles).
• County road 4500 — from about county road 2250 north to county road 2600 (3 miles).
• County road 2200 — from county road 4100 to county road 4300 (and surrounding lanes) (1.2 miles).
• County road 2475 — east of county road 4550, 1/2 mile.
• County road 2400 — from county road 4300 to county road 4550 (1.5 miles).
• County roads 4335 and 4345 — north of county road 2400 (about 1 mile).
