NATCHEZ — The first batch of road overlay work is scheduled to begin Monday in Elgin.

The work is part of the Adams County Board of Supervisors $2.4 million, four-year road plan, County Road Manager Clarence Jones said.

The road list consists of priority roads from each district submitted by the district’s supervisor.

Roads in need of the most attention will receive overlays. District 2 Supervisor Henry Watts said many of the roads originally submitted had to be cut due to lack of funding.

Jones said the roads have already been marked, measured and assessed for cost.

If the weather does not hinder the work and all goes according to plan, Jones said the all of the overlays should be completed as soon as the end of November.

Mark Godfrey, whose company W.E. Blain and Sons will perform the asphalt overlays, said the work will begin in Elgin because it is advantageous to pave the gravel roads in that area before the weather gets too cold.

Godfrey said the work will be completed in 12 phases, which will focus on different areas to allow the heavy equipment to stay in one area at a time.

Since the $2.6 million estimated cost of the work on the roads the supervisors submitted is approximately $200,000 more than the project’s $2.4 million budget for the roads project, the supervisors want to keep updated on the project’s spending to determine whether all the work can feasibly be completed before the money is gone.

The supervisors asked Godfrey and Jones to deliver weekly updates about the progress of the overlays, especially since the price for the project is an estimate.

In Elgin, construction will begin on Dunbar Road from Elgin Drive to the end. Aberdeen Road from Dunbar Road to the end of the road will follow, and Stirling Road from Aberdeen to the end of the road will be next.

Jones said the roads in Elgin could be completed within a few days.

The overlay to follow Elgin include Hutchins Landing area, Morgantown area, Forsythe, roads near U.S. 61 North, Bryandale area, Cranfield area, Kingston area, Marblestone and downtown Natchez.

The city will have to maintain the roads within city limits that are paved by the county according to an interlocal agreement made last year between the two government boards, Board Attorney Bobby Cox said at a Sept. 30 supervisors meeting.

Area two, Hutchins Landing, includes Applewood, Plumwood, Dorsey, Canebreak, Persimmon, Crabapple, Oak and Smithland Plantation roads, as well as sections of Hutchins Landing Road and Petal Lane.

Area three, Morgantown, includes the Booker Cul-de-sac, patching on Booker, Second Street patching and leveling, and sections of Soldier Retreat and Booker roads, Cottage Drive and Second Street.

Area four, Forsythe, includes Mimosa and Dogwood drives, Power, Wisteria and Barth streets, Redbud Lane and sections of Myrtle Avenue and Kings Lane.

Area five, nearby U.S. 61 North, includes sections of Foster Mound Road and Roosevelt roads and Traceway and Parkway drives.

Area six, Bryandale, includes sections of Ratcliff Place and Benbrook and Farr roads.

Area seven, the Cranfield area, will include Old U.S. 84 No. 3, paving at the Windy Hill church and sections of Cardinal, Dunbarton, Chance, Sandpiper and Pheasant roads.

Area eight, the Kingston area, includes sections of Springfield, Upper Kingston, Clifford, Stinespring, Magnolia Acres and Whispering Pines roads.

Area nine, Marblestone, includes sections of Marblestone Alley and Brookview Drive.

Area 10, downtown, includes all of Bob Lee Williams Lane and sections of East Woodlawn, Garden, Beaumont, North Pearl, Commerce, Harrison and South Union streets.

Area 11, the Woodhaven area, includes all of Stahlman Street, and parts of Duster Drive and Quail Creek.

Area 12, Oakhurst Subdivision, includes Old Pond Road, Bayou Lane and Oakhurst and Somerset drives.

Godfrey said to the board at an Oct. 21 meeting that he appreciated the opportunity for the job.

“This is a big undertaking for the county,” Godfrey said.