Commission hears updates on roadwork, grader repairs and GWorks rollout
Public Works reported progress on capping projects and pothole repairs, a grader with heavy repair needs and a delayed GWorks rollout now targeting Oct. 1; committee discussed using Murphy machine-tracking software for blade productivity.
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Eddie Hanley updated the commission on road projects and equipment challenges, saying capping west of Centerville and other projects were finished and crews are continuing pothole patching. Hanley said a county grader (John Deere unit 218) is in Olathe with teardown costs of about $14,000 and a repair estimate that could reach $35,000 for a transmission replacement; he said the machine has received more than $100,000 in repairs over time and he is waiting on Murphy's numbers before recommending repair, parting out or trade-in.
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