Three new convenience centers are in varying stages of development in the northern half of Pittsylvania County. The construction of these new sites is part of a targeted effort from the Board of Supervisors to provide equal trash service in every part of the County.
A new convenience center on Climax Road (recent photo below) is almost ready for operation except that the County is waiting on the delivery of the compactor, which is expected to arrive within the month.
Contractors recently completed the paving at another site, located at Level Run Road (see recent photo below). The Public Works Department is also awaiting a compactor and pole lights for the Level Run site, which is expected to become operational some time later this summer.
The estimates used when trying to determine the amount of money to borrow were $362,761 for the Level Run Road Convenience Center and $633,351 for the Climax Road Convenience Center, respectively. After a request for proposals for both projects, the actual bids that were chosen were $375,694.25 and $499,611.39, respectively. Combined, these two contracts came in about $115,000 under the projected costs.
In what will be the largest of the County's convenience centers, a new site is also under construction at Meadow Ridge Court (photo below) in Gretna. After an extensive design and engineering process, a local company was awarded the construction project in May, and some clearing and grading work has already begun. We expect the new Meadow Ridge site to be operational around March, 2023.
As these new convenience centers become operational, the County Public Works Department plans to close the greenbox sites at Potter's Creek, Pittsville, and Long Island, respectively.
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