Core samples force reconstruction approach; committee proposes pre-construction testing for future grants
After core samples showed insufficient base material, the committee shifted some sections from milling/overlay to full reconstruction and recommended conducting core sampling before future grant applications to avoid underestimates.
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Committee members reported that initial estimates, which assumed a milling and overlay approach, were undermined when core sampling found insufficient base layers in some areas. As a result, several sections that had been budgeted for overlay will need full reconstruction, and curb replacement in some areas will be added to project scope, increasing costs beyond initial projections.
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