The Province is preparing to do a little road work in the City of Dauphin.

According to a call for bids, milling and pavement overlay is planned for this fall on First Avenue Northeast from Main Street to Fourth Street Northeast, as well as on River Avenue from the courthouse east to the junction with Hwy. 20 and Second Avenue Northwest from Main Steeet west to the CN tracks.

Although the nation-wide tendering system Merx indicates the contract is yet to be awarded, bids for the work were received from Maple Leaf Construction Ltd. for $1,692,777, Russell Redi-Mix Concrete; Langenberg Redi-Mix Ltd. for $1,964,443.85 and Stirling Enterprises Ltd. in the amount of $2,851,505.

It is expected the work will begin in October.