Drivers can expect delays on this major Lacey road this summer
A large section of Carpenter Road in Lacey will be repaved this summer after the Lacey City Council awarded a $1.68 million contract to Miles Resources of Puyallup.
Repaving will occur between 26th Court Southeast to 45th Avenue Southeast.
The work begins in August and is expected to last 40 days, Public Works Director Scott Egger told City Council Thursday when they approved the contract.
The repaving will follow utility work that is currently taking place on the road, and tie into the county’s roundabout project at Mullen and Carpenter roads.
While the work will mean more delays for residents who live in the area, the work is needed, Egger said. The area to be repaved rates a 34-40 on the Pavement Condition Index — a low rating that means the road is in poor shape.
“This project is truly warranted,” he said.
Part of the work will take place in the area of Stanfield Road Southeast, which is in the county’s right of way. As a result, the county will provide $180,000 toward the repaving, Egger said.
The five businesses that bid on the work:
▪ Miles Resources of Puyallup: $1.68 million.
▪ Tucci & Sons of Tacoma: $1.877 million.
▪ Active Construction of Puyallup: $1.878 million.
▪ Granite Construction of Olympia: $1.96 million.
▪ Lakeside Industries of Lacey: $2.2 million.
This story was originally published June 4, 2021 at 5:45 AM.
