While it’s not surprising gas prices have increased along with the market prices for oil, what may be surprising to some is that the cost of certain types of pavements also has skyrocketed.

“Because there’s a lot of oil in the materials for pavement, the cost of paving projects is highly influenced by the market price for oil,” said Southern Regional School District Business Administrator Steve Terhune, explaining the main reason why the board of education on March 9 rejected a bid for projects…