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Council approves 2007 street resurfacing program
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In an effort to extend the amount of pavement
rehabilitation that can be accomplished with $690,000 budgeted, this
year's resurfacing program included a combination of traditional
overlay and micro-surfacing, an alternative pavement rehabilitation
technique.
Micro-surfacing provides a surface treatment to
prevent water from seeping into the pavement and protects the pavement
from exposure to the sun, which can rapidly deteriorate the asphalt.
While micro-surfacing does not restore structural integrity, it does
seal the roadway and helps prolong its service life. In many cases,
the sealant will eliminate the need to do expensive pavement patching
and will add years to the life of the existing pavement. This
year's micro-surfacing program included:
Bent Oaks subdivision
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Bent Oaks Court from Bent Oaks Drive to cul-de-sac
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Bent Oaks Drive from Winding Woods Drive to cul-de-sac
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Hidden Oaks Court from Oak Crest Drive to cul-de-sac
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Oak Crest Drive from Winding Woods Drive to Winding Woods Drive
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Winding Woods Drive from Liberty drive to cul-de-sac
Camelot subdivision
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Camelot Drive from Camelot Place to Westwoods Drive
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Guinevere Drive from Camelot Place to Clayview Drive
Miscellaneous
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South Wales from Liberty Drive to Withers Road
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Blue Jay Drive from Kansas Street to School property
The decision as to what streets are included in
the street resurfacing program is multi-faceted. In addition to the
street's overall condition rating determined on surface cracking and
rideablity, the City considers a number of factors including the
extent of work required to fix candidate roads. Unfortunately,
overlay or micro-surfacing is not enough to remedy the problems on
many of the City's worst streets. These often have to be completely
rebuilt, which is a much more expensive proposition than traditional
overlay one that can't be addressed by the City's street resurfacing
budget.
In an effort to ensure the City and its
taxpayers get the most bang for their buck, staff also consider the
proximity of candidate roads to each other. By keeping projects close
together, the contractor is able to work more efficiently, ultimately
saving the City money and allowing more roads to be included in the
street resurfacing program.
The City's street resurfacing program is funded
primarily through the voter approved Liberty 2010 capital sales tax,
which will expire December 31, 2010 |