During the May 18 Lexington Town Council meeting, the town’s director of transportation, Randy Edwards, requested approval for a change order to fund additional road and sidewalk resurfacing projects as the town’s current contract nears completion.

In March 2025, town council approved a $4 million road resurfacing program covering approximately nine miles of roadway within the town. Roads selected for resurfacing were required to have pavement condition ratings of “D” or “F.”

According to the town’s 2025 pavement resurfacing project website, the work includes full-depth asphalt patching, milling, resurfacing and concrete curb replacement.

The town later entered into a $3.4 million contract with InLine Paving Industries, LLC.

Subdivisions and roads including Bent Creek, Bent Creek Plantation, Claystone Drive, Creekside Farm, Garden Place, Hunters Ridge, Huntington Ridge, Lexington Heights, Mallard Hills/Lakes and Coventry Lakes, Martins Grove and Palmetto Park Boulevard have already been completed under the current contract.

Edwards requested that approximately $150,000 remaining in the current contract can be used to repair and resurface roads not included in the original work plan. The request would allow the town’s transportation department to add $150,000 in additional projects to the existing contract.

According to council documents, Lexington County awarded the town $60,000 through the C-Fund program for concrete work and repairs.

“There is an endless amount of concrete repair work that can be done,” Edwards said.

Edwards told council the change order request includes $150,000 for asphalt paving and $60,000 for concrete work.

According to the town’s 2025 pavement resurfacing project website, the town’s last major resurfacing project was completed in 2013 and addressed just more than seven miles of streets.

After discussion, Mayor Pro-Tem Ron Williams made a motion to place the item on the agenda for council’s June meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Gavin Smith.

“Traffic and transportation infrastructure remain the number one concern I hear from citizens across Lexington, and that includes the condition of the roads in our neighborhoods,” Smith told the Chronicle. “Citizens deserve roads that are safe, dependable, and properly maintained. I fully support continued efforts to invest in maintaining and improving the infrastructure our community relies on every day.”

Council plans to continue discussion of the request at its June meeting.