City eyes repaving street segments

After much discussion, the Rollingwood City Council selected four segments of streets to submit to Travis County for repaving for the 2012 bid process.

The finalized list submitted to the county consists of nearly 890 feet of Rollingwood Drive from Riley Road to the city limits, 354 feet of Nixon Drive from Pickwick Lane to Gentry Drive, 483 feet of Gentry from Rollingwood Drive to Nixon and 282 feet of Rollingwood Drive from Gentry to Edgegrove Road.

The list of streets, created by Mayor Pro Tem Shanthi Jayakumar, caused some concern with Alderman Sara Hutson, who feared the possibility of working on water lines beneath the road was great enough to hold off on some paving.

The cost of the project could vary depending on the pricing per square foot. At the meeting, potential prices of $9–$11 per square foot were listed.

At the low end, the project could cost just less than $70,000 for the four roads submitted, but the price could be as high as $85,000.

"The main idea here is to get a list of roads to the county as soon as possible," Jayakumar said.

The list passed by a vote of 4-1 with Alderman Hutson voting against it.

Even though a list has been approved and submitted to Travis County, council is under no obligation to follow through with plans to repave the streets.