Mill and overlay scheduled for Old Nifong, Lenoir, Oct. 31-Nov.3

The City of Columbia Public Works Department announced Oct. 24 that Capital Paving plans to mill and overlay two streets Oct. 31-Nov.3, weather permitting.

The two roads are E. Nifong, from State Farm Parkway to Pondersa Street, and Lenoir Street, from Discovery Parkway to New Haven Road. Crews plan to work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, weather permitting.

The streets will not be closed but there will be alternating lane restrictions during the work. There may be brief periods where flaggers stop one direction of flow.  Motorists, pedestrians and nonmotorized transportation users are urged to exercise extreme caution when passing through the work zone. Minor delays are possible.

To mill the intersection, workers will use heavy equipment to remove the surface of the street and place it into dump trucks. Workers will then spray "tack," a liquid asphalt coating, to help the new asphalt adhere to the road. Once asphalt has been placed and compacted, it can be driven on almost immediately. Please follow the instructions of flaggers in the area. Please use extreme caution due to workers in the area.

More information about street maintenance is available at CoMo.gov/PublicWorks.