Mat-Su Borough finishes upgrading two Butte roads off Bodenburg Loop

Two Butte roads off South Bodenburg Loop, Knik View Drive and Knik View Circle, have been upgraded and paved, the Mat-Su Borough said Tuesday, posting before-and-after photos.

The work brought both roads up to the borough's standard for residential streets. It covered design, moving utilities, construction and paving.

Northern Asphalt Construction won the construction contract in May with a bid of about $292,000, the lowest of four. The other bids ran from about $355,000 to $538,000.

The estimate for moving ENSTAR's gas lines out of the way grew. The utility first put it at about $88,000, then found an error in its own estimate, and in August the borough Assembly approved about $31,500 more, bringing its estimated total to about $120,000.

The project was recommended and paid for by the Greater Butte road service area, one of the local districts where property owners pay a separate tax for road building and upkeep. The Assembly sets each area's tax rate.