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Traverse City tests in-house mill-and-pave approach on Fourteenth Street; commission approves $100,000 purchase order for asphalt
Summary
City streets staff piloted a mill-and-pave operation on a section of Fourteenth Street; after a demonstration that milled 650 feet in under an hour, the commission authorized up to $100,000 for asphalt to extend the in-house program.
Traverse City's streets department demonstrated a pilot in-house mill-and-pave operation on Fourteenth Street and the city commission on Aug. 18 authorized a purchase order of up to $100,000 to buy asphalt from Elmer's to extend the work. The pilot crew milled roughly 650 feet by 12 feet of eastbound travel lane, removed about 2 inches of surface asphalt and replaced it with new material; staff said the operation took under an hour for the milling portion and…
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