2021 road plan moving forward
February 24, 2021The selectmen approved the 2021 road plan, and a five-year plan is in the works, including maintaining good roads and using some new materials.
Public Works Director Meghan Theriault presented the proposed rod plan to the board during the Feb. 10 meeting.
Theriault said the department used data from the Lakes Region Planning Commission and combined that with several road inspections to come up with a road plan for 2021 as well as a five-year plan.
Theriault said the plan is a combination keeping the good roads good, addressing issues on roads that need a little more work, and reclaiming failed roads. She said this kind of plan is better than just focusing on failed roads. Reclaiming a mile of road costs around $650,000 while a shim and overlay costs around $140,000 and an asphalt rubber seal costs $60,000.
December 12, 2020Temporary repairs are done on an expansion joint on Governor s Island Bridge, which the town hopes will hold through the winter until they can do a permanent repair next year.
Public Works Director Meghan Theriault reported to the selectmen in November that she had been told by a few representatives from the Department of Transportation and a project manager that the bridge under Summit Avenue had one of the worst expansion joints they ve seen in quite some time. They had also been getting a lot of complaints and she was concerned about this causing damage to any plows that go through there.