County commissioners talk road and bridge, public health
The Saline County board of commissioners had plenty to discuss during Tuesday s meeting, as there was controversy in deciding between contractors for a road and bridge project.
County engineer Justin Mader presented two bids for the commission to review and discuss, before deciding which one shall take the upcoming bituminous crack sealing project.
Wolverine Paving and Sealcoating submitted one for $55,710 and Pavement Pro’s submitted theirs for $152,230.
Mader noted that the low bid initially did not consider the process of routing, which the road and bridge department required, and their materials did not match the specifications listed.
âThese are the ongoing projects:
Owen Road bridge
âThe Michigan Department of Public Transportation (MDOT) is doing repair work on the Owen Road bridge. Workers are replacing the barriers on the outside of the bridge, doing repair work on some of the steel beams underneath, doing deck replacements, repairing the joints on top and more.
âThey also will complete an epoxy flood coating on the whole surface of the bridge in the summer of 2022.
âAfter the Owen Road bridge is done, MDOT will begin work on the Silver Lake Road overpass. MDOT also plans to complete maintenance on the Thompson Road bridge, Torrey Road bridge, Lahring Road bridge and approximately a dozen other bridges in Genesee County as part of a $12.3-million investment.
April 3, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
A contract for the 2021 Crack Sealing and Seal Coating Program in the City of Howell has been awarded.
The Howell City Council approved awarding the contract for the preventative maintenance work on city streets at a recent virtual meeting. The contract was awarded to the low bidder, Wolverine Sealcoating of Jackson, for a unit price of $1.10 per pound and in an amount not-to-exceed current budget amounts.
The City is required to operate a Pavement Asset Management Plan as part of Act 51 funding. The City currently rates roads using a PASER method and inputs that data into a program. The system uses a rating scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being poor and 10 being excellent, to help determine the proper treatment of maintenance for prolonging the life of the road. That data is then sent to SEMCOG and the State of Michigan for review and approval.