26 more DeKalb streets to be repaved this spring

The city of Tucker kicked off a new round of road work this week, aimed at repaving 26 of the city’s worst streets.

The $2.3 million project is largely paid for by SPLOST funds, the city said in a statement. The additional penny tax was approved by DeKalb County voters in 2017.

“Through the good [fiscal] stewardship of our City Council, we were able to add an extra million dollars this year, which is really above and beyond what we had planned for,” Tucker City Engineer Ken Hildebrandt said.

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In the fall, the city repaved 21 streets. Atlanta Paving oversaw both paving projects.

City and county officials attended a ribbon-cutting for the repaving effort on Monday.

“The partnership between DeKalb County and the City of Tucker is strong and, I suspect, it will be strong for many, many years to come,” DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw said in a statement.

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