County approves bridge project for Jones Road
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By JASON PATTERSON
Editor & Publisher
The Yazoo County Board of Supervisors awarded the contract to build a new bridge on Jones Road to NL Carson Construction of Carthage Friday.
NL Carson had the low bid on the state aid project at $572,533.16. The company is currently working in Yazoo County on Ridge Road.
NL Carson’s bid came in at over $24,000 cheaper than the next lowest bid, but all bids were above the estimated $509,329 for the project. The low bid was 12.4 percent above estimate. Rising fuel prices were likely a factor in the cost.
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Dear Editor:
In the 6 April 2013 edition of The Yazoo Herald you published a letter from Cynthia Fuller, "Thanks to (Van) Foster for helping get bridge replaced."
After reading this lettter, I had the impression that the bridge was completed and traffic was moving along normally.
Wrong! Last Sunday I was on my way to homecoming at Providence Baptist Church. I turned north onto old 49 and saw the signs that the bridge was out. I assumed that they hadn't gotten around to removing the signs. I expected to cross Thompson Creek on the new bridge. When I approached the creek the road was barricaded and construction equipment was down in the creek.
Perhaps The Herald can keep us updated as to the progress being made on the new bridge.
Nan Harvey
Jackson, MS
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