The Warren County Commission finalized plans to pave three more roads and resurface two others this summer.The commission awarded the contract for the paving projects to Chester Bross Construction on Tuesday. The Hannibal-based company submitted a bid for $677,328.60. A bid opening was held last week.Other bids were submitted by N.B. West ($696,280.20), Mid River Asphalt ($723,395.12) and Krupp Construction ($735,010)The county roads that will be converted from gravel to asphalt are Dry Fork Road, Fruit Farm Road and Blackstock Road The county also plans to resurface two roads, Blattner and South Stringtown.The portion of Dry Fork that will be paved will be about 2 1/2 miles starting at Highway N. The road is between Warrenton and Marthasville. Fruit Farm Road is outside of Wright City and runs between Highways F and M, while Blackstock is off Highway A.County commissioners anticipate the work to start by June 1.“I think they are good bids,” Southern District Commissioner Hubie Kluesner said. “It was a good number of people who submitted bids on them.”The improvements are funded through a half-cent sales tax dedicated toward road maintenance approved by voters in 2008. The county projects to receive close to $1 million this year through a portion of the sales tax. Seventy percent of sales tax receipts go toward road maintenance, while the remaining 30 percent is allocated for capital improvements.The county also received a fifth bid, from Gibson Hauling for $463,820. However, that bid was only for the overlay for Blattner and South Stringtown roads and was the highest compared to the other bidders when the bids were broken down.County to replace box culvert on S. StringtownCounty commissioners also announced Tuesday a box culvert on South Stringtown will need to be replaced with a new bridge at some point this summer.The road, less than a mile from the South Service Road, will have to be closed for about a month as crews build the bridge. Work is not expected to begin until after the school year ends. A specific time line of the project will be released once a contract is awarded.Roads to be paved