Plans are being developed to make improvements to South Saint Andrews Street in Dothan and remove the constant thump-thump-thump drivers experience when traveling on one of Dothan’s oldest roads.
The Dothan City Commission recently approved spending $2 million to repair the street and replace an aging water line. Road repairs will begin once the water line is replaced.
South Saint Andrews Street is plagued by numerous “bumps” caused by contracting and expanding joints between slabs of concrete used to make the road, said assistant public works director Charles Metzger.
Metzger said the expansion and contraction of the slabs often cause the slabs to come together and rise up a few inches off the road, causing the bumps every few feet along the road.
“Concrete moves when it gets hot and cold, and when it moves, it cracks that pavement. That's what we are having to deal with,” Metzger said.
Metzger said many of the older roads in Dothan were built using concrete slabs about 32 feet long and 40 feet wide.
When the water line is replaced, Metzger said crews will smooth the bumps, fill the gaps in the joints with an expandable material, and resurface. Metzger said the road repairs will probably cost between $500,000 and $750,000, leaving the remaining money for the water line replacement.
Dothan Utilities Director Billy Mays said he hopes to begin work on the water line replacement in the summer. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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