Comments on: Resurfacing, Widening Projects Underway On Hwy 99, Barrineau Park Road

By: Willis

Willis — Thu, 12 May 2016 02:43:15 +0000

@BPSR
Getting your road work information from a water company sounds kinda like getting medical advice from the post office…

By: Oak Grove Bud

Oak Grove Bud — Tue, 10 May 2016 23:33:57 +0000

Hwy 99 north of Hwy 97 – major route to Bratt elementary and North View High school, terrible road. Pine Barren road north from Breastworks road to Hwy 4 another terrible road. Do these schools get any considerations for repaving these roads? Teachers and students drive these awful roads.

By: Kevin Bethea

Kevin Bethea — Tue, 10 May 2016 23:31:13 +0000

Let’s cut them a little slack, Mother Nature hasn’t been very cooperative for this project. I have lived my whole life in Bay Springs, and any improvement to this road is welcome no matter how long it takes. There will be a finish coat put down to even everything out towards the end of the project. It is always done last so that most of the heavy equipment traffic is finished and less likely to damage the finished product.

By: Bonnie Exner

Bonnie Exner — Tue, 10 May 2016 19:33:04 +0000

Totally agree with BPSR.

By: Papermaker

Papermaker — Tue, 10 May 2016 15:46:51 +0000

Great!
How many times did I run off the pavement, meeting log trucks etc., back when I made the daily commute from Dry Springs to the office at St. Regis? I had to check this out. Drove it just to see for myself.
Next, finish paving Phillips (Barlow Rd.) “all the way” to Wolf Head Hill? Not in my lifetime?

By: trish

trish — Tue, 10 May 2016 14:38:52 +0000

Certainly would have been nice to have at least a smooth even widening on Hwy 99 from Hwy 97 up to the Alabama stateline……….

By: B

Tue, 10 May 2016 13:36:12 +0000

I have so much dirt washing away around driveway, mailboxes, and drainage ditches. and driveway that was solidly paved before job started is horrible, with potholes. When I go to mailbox, I usually twist my ankle because of these holes. They should finish a job before taking on a new one. Very disappointed!!

By: BPSR

BPSR — Tue, 10 May 2016 12:44:47 +0000

During all of this work it is my understanding from personnel at Molino Utilities that they were also supposed to re-pave Barrineau Park School Road. Due to poor planning, the road was resurfaced prior to new waterline being installed. Since the re-paving, within the first week, we already had leaks that caused damage to our newly paved road. Now that all the waterline has been replaced the road needs to be re-paved. There are multiple damaged areas due to the old waterline leaking.

Concerning the widening of Barrineau Park Road. When the section running from Hwy 29 to Jack’s Branch was re-paved, it was done right! The portion from the bridge close to Jack’s Branch interchange to Hwy 99, where only shoulders were added, causes your tire to grab and pull if you get close to the “seam” where the added portion meets the old portion due to the uneven “seam”. There is a shoulder portion that has been left uncomplete between Barrineau Park School Road and the bridge close to Jack’s Branch that is so poor it is actually a hazard. This is a prime place to “meet” a logging truck! Very thankful for the widening and replacement of guard rail at the curve just before the bridge.

William, thank you for reporting what you have here. Please also report on some of these specific concerns when you are able to do so.

Thankful for the widening, just would like to see it done in a “finished” and timely manner, more like the widening between Hwy 29 and Jack’s Branch area was done.

By: steve

steve — Tue, 10 May 2016 12:27:10 +0000

Hope it last a lot longer than the Beulah Rd Project. Its been patched about 5 times in the last 5 months and has a ton of problems already. The most recent repair was about 100 yards the patched is already bad again. Look like melted Cake.

its supposed to last 10 years. It has not even been a year yet!!

By: Hudson SR

Hudson SR — Tue, 10 May 2016 12:25:14 +0000

I agree with CW except they did resurface ,only they did it before they did the shoulders. they need to go back and put a finish layer after all the widening is complete.