Ball Street Extension Ribbon Cutting

The long-awaited Ball Street Extension in Perry is now

complete.

The $4 million road project was funded mainly from the 2001

Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Mayor Jimmy Faircloth and other dignitaries

cut the ribbon officially opening the new road on Thursday.

Faircloth, along with many other leaders who spoke at the

ceremony, said the project was planned to help with access for the large trucks

coming and going from Tolleson Lumber Company.

Rusty Wood of Tolleson Lumber Company said nearly 200 trucks

would use the road daily. Wood explained the new extension would alleviate the

trucks in the downtown sector helping the flow of traffic and also help the

drivers because they wouldn’t have to make such difficult turns and maneuver

the tight downtown area.

Former Perry city councilman Ralph Gentry said he and others

worked on this 10-year project. “It’s been a long time coming.”

Faircloth noted the project came in $500,000 under budget.

Doyle Hancock and Sons Construction Incorporated completed the work. See more photos.

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