NEW ALBANY — Several streets and roads in Floyd County will be receiving a fresh layer of asphalt this summer.

Tuesday night, the Floyd County Commissioners approved $952,000 for paving projects which will begin some time next month. Some of the roads being paved this summer include Scottsville, Campion and North Luther.

“We probably have around $3 million worth of paving projects, but we are trying to get as many done as possible,” Lopp said.

Paving is not the only road work being done this summer.

Work on a turning lane at Buffalo Trail off Paoli Pike will continue as soon as Duke Energy and AT&T move utility lines. The light at Scottsville Road will also be replaced.

Lopp also said Bridge 23, at John Pectol Road, is still on target for a summer 2013 completion. The road has been closed since August 2010. Letting for the work should take place in July and plans and designs have already been submitted to the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Bridge 18, at Buck Creek Road, will be repaired this summer. Lopp said the road will likely be closed for a month while the bridge is repaired.

Recently, a void on the side of the payment was spotted at the top of Spickert Knob Road. The road was repaired and reopened last December. Lopp said the work is under warranty and the contractor will repair the indention this summer. He also said it will be a minor repair and one lane of the road will remain open during the work.



Law enforcement week

Steve Bush, president of the Floyd County Commissioners and a New Albany Police officer, read a proclamation declaring May 13-19 as Floyd County Police Week, to coincide with National Police Week.

Tara Denzinger, the widow of Floyd County Police Officer Frank Denzinger who was killed in the line of duty in June 2007, accepted the proclamation along with her daughter, Avery.



Solid Waste scholarships awarded

For the first time the Floyd County Solid Waste District handed out two $1,000 scholarships to local seniors.

This year’s recipients are both students at New Albany High School — Lora Lambert and Courtney Lancaster. The money for the scholarships was raised through recycling revenue.

Also at Tuesday’s Solid Waste meeting, Mary Lou Byerley, operations manager, said recyclable dropoffs are up 18 percent at the Galena site, at 6954 U.S. 150, and that 167 new people dropped off items in March and April. The site is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

She also said she would approach the New Albany Housing Authority about recycling.