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The San Benito Board of Supervisors approved a contract to repair Shore Road, which connects Highways 25 and 156. The county awarded the contract to Teichert & Sons Inc., a 100-year-old California company with previous experience in the county, which made the lowest bid. The project will cost $3.5 million.
“We’re slightly under budget, which is good and refreshing because a lot of our other projects have not been at least even a bit under the budget,” said Steve Loupe, the county’s public works administrator.
Teichert’s bid will cover fixing cracks, holes, and sections prone to flooding in the stretch of Shore Road connecting Frazer Lake and San Felipe roads. Originally, the project was conceived in two parts: one, from Frazier Lake Road to Perry Court; and the other, from Perry Court to San Felipe Road. But after seeking bids in January, the county realized it would be cheaper to merge the two projects into one, which ended up delaying the start date.
“I guess we traded time for money,” said Supervisor Dom Zanger.
By Sept. 9, the county had received seven bids and construction will begin in the coming weeks. According to Loupe, clearing of the roadside ditches will be the contractor’s first task and paving will begin in spring.
The $3.5 million will fund repairing 2.5 miles of the road. “There was always this generic notion that it was a million dollars to repave a mile of road,” said Supervisor Kollin Kosmicki. “This confirms that we’re not at that anymore.”
Loupe agreed. In his presentation, he also gave an update on other roads that are being repaired.
- Lone Tree Road and Carr Avenue: rubber speed bumps will be installed by Sept. 30.
- Fairview Road from Avenida César Chávez to Santana Ranch Development: contractor will restart paving by Sept. 30.
- Fairview Road from Orchard Road to Los Viboras Road: work will begin in October.
- Fairview Road from Los Viboras Road to Acquistapace Road: work will begin in October.
- Fairview Road from McCloskey Road to 100 feet south of Santa Ana Creek: work will begin in November.
- Fairview Road from 100 feet south of Santa Ana Creek to Hillcrest Road: work will begin in November.
- Prescott Road: work will end by Sept. 30.
- San Justo Road: paving is underway.
- Seely Avenue: work will begin in October.
- Freitas Road: repaving is underway.
- Duncan Road: work will begin in October.
- Bixby Road: work will begin in October.
- Ciénaga Road: work will begin between mid-October and early November.
- Union Road Bridge: will be open before Thanksgiving.
- Guardrails at Fairview Road and Los Viboras Road: county administrators and the contractor are discussing the project.
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