Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:26:38 GMT
If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year. AAA says the average gas price in Georgia right now is about $3.46 a gallon. That'sMore >>
If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:20:46 GMT
Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear. Rangers expect a large number of boaters all weekend. They say they will strictlyMore >>
Looks like will have great weather for Memorial Day weekend and DNR Rangers are preparing for big crowds on Lake Blackshear.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:14:04 GMT
A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma. Not only are a lot of people already donating items, but people are chippingMore >>
A Cordele woman and her father are leading an effort to send clothes and other supplies to tornado victims in Moore, Oklahoma.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:20:52 GMT
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believesMore >>
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believes it will be a helpful tool in closing some cases.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:08:36 GMT
How would you save your pets life if a tornado touched down here in South Georgia? Tuesday's tornado ripped through Oklahoma taking 24 lives, and today families are still searching for their belongingsMore >>
How would you save your pets life if a tornado touched down here in South Georgia? Tuesday's tornado ripped through Oklahoma taking 24 lives, and today families are still searching for their belongings and pets that were lost during the storm More >>
May 14, 2008
Albany/Leesburg-- High oil prices aren't just affecting the cost of driving but also the cost of what we drive on.
The roads we drive on are getting more expensive to build and repair. According to the Department of Transportation, asphalt prices are up 36-percent from last May to $413 a ton.
About 10-percent of Boyd Brothers Construction's business is paving. They purchase their asphalt from other companies. Since they're paying more, they have no choice but to pass those costs on to customers.
"Ashpalt is not the only thing that's being affected. Rock, concrete. We're a very fuel intense industry. Everything is being affected," said Boyd Construction Company Estimator Ryan Boyd.
"A few years back for what we get in SPLOST allocation, we could do a 40 or 50,000 ton contract. With commodity prices being the way they are, with the next sales tax referendum, it may be less than that," said Albany Public Works Director Phil Roberson.
Albany's Public Works Department is now more selective in which streets they pave. Because of the higher prices, they postpone roads that aren't in dire need of repaving.
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