1/8/13 -The project is currently scheduled to be advertised in
April 2014 and will be included in the May 2014 TDOT contract
letting. Construction could begin as early as June 2014,
following the review and approval of the bid documents and
issuance of a notice to proceed to the contractor. Construction
of the project is anticipated to take 12 months, and will be in
accordance with the latestedition of TDOT’s Standard
Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction. TDOT will
provide full construction engineering and inspection services,
which will include regular coordination meetings with the
contractor to ensure that the project remains on schedule and
is completed by the contract date. The lead agency for this
project application is the City of Oak Hill. The City of Oak Hill
has a small full time staff and does not have afull time
professional engineer on staff. Therefore, when the funds were
awarded for the preliminary engineering and right of way for
this project, Oak Hill reached out and requested that TDOT
administer and manage the project. TDOT agreed and is
currently administering the project through the Design Division.
TDOT has hired Kimley‐Horn and Associates, Inc. through
one of their on‐call contracts for the Survey, Preliminary
Engineering, and Final Design of the Construction Documents.
TDOT will administer and manage the construction of the