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Goldendale officials say chip seal, waterline work largely complete; Darling Street delayed by utility and supply issues
Summary
City staff reported the chip seal and waterline projects are mostly finished, but Mill Street and portions of the Darling Street stormwater work are delayed by long lead materials and utility conflicts.
Dustin Conroy, the city project presenter, told the Goldendale City Council that the chip seal and associated waterline work are mostly complete but that a handful of follow-up items remain.
Conroy said the chip-seal contractor still needs to address “punchlist items” and will apply a fog seal to roughly half of the chip-sealed area to improve appearance. He cautioned the fog seal “helps seal up the rock a little bit, but doesn't provide any more structural integrity to the surface.”
The waterline portion of the project included a recent service tie-in on North Columbus, Conroy said, and crews will move remaining services over through the rest of the week. He said Mill Street work is outstanding because “the joint that goes on the water line that goes across the bridge there on Mill Street has been a long lead item” and that the part was ordered in April. “We're hoping that they receive it in the next 2 weeks,” he said.
Conroy also briefed the council on the Darling Street project, which he said “gotten off to a slow start” because of utility conflicts and supply delays for concrete stormwater manhole structures. He said crews had started installing stormwater pipe but were waiting for the precast concrete structures; the report said the city hoped to have those by Friday so full excavation and street work could proceed the following week.
Council members and staff discussed how the chip seal surface will appear over time. Conroy and at least one council member said the surface “will start looking more and more like asphalt” as traffic compacts the surface. The council recognized that funding limits required the city to prioritize certain streets; Conroy said the pavement-preservation budget provided money each year but staff “had to draw the line someplace.”
Why this matters: the two projects affect travel, access to homes and businesses and timing for additional street work. Delays tied to long-lead items and utility conflicts may change contractor schedules and short-term traffic impacts.
The council did not take a formal vote on the projects during the presentation; the briefing ended with staff fielding questions about timing and materials.
Conroy's presentation was part of the meeting's presentations section and followed the consent agenda approval.
