Council approves expanded mill-and-overlay work; staff warn of sidewalk and utility coordination issues
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The council approved a change order with Advanced Asphalt Paving to expand the 2025 street maintenance program, funded from transportation fund balance; staff described selection methodology (PCI + traffic) and noted ongoing coordination problems with utility excavations and sidewalk accessibility during construction.
The Warrensburg City Council approved an ordinance authorizing a change order with Advanced Asphalt Paving and Concrete LLC to add mill-and-overlay work to the 2025 street maintenance program, expanding the list of streets included under the contract.
Phil Adlidge, interim public works director, told council the updated contract figure is approximately $626,005 (an update from an earlier $616,005 estimate) and that work had begun the prior week. Adlidge said the city used the pavement condition index (PCI) together with Missouri Department of Transportation traffic counts to prioritize segments; the two criteria were equally weighted to generate a top list of roughly 50 street segments. Major streets identified for work include Young, South Maguire and Burkhart, he said.
"We just created a system that equally weighted those two criteria and then zeroed in on the top 50 that came out of that rating," Adlidge said. He also told council the contractor indicated potential savings if the city handled some of the trucking for milling removal.
The contract authorizes additional milling and overlay work to be funded from the transportation fund balance. The ordinance moved on a recorded vote with five affirmative votes (Kushner, Osborne, Latari, Jones, Euler).
During public-works updates, staff acknowledged residents’ concerns about construction impacts: sidewalk gaps and utility excavations by Missouri American Water that have led to unexpected closures and temporary detours. Staff said they are working with contractors to provide temporary surface repairs and cold-patch fills to keep sidewalks traversable and will coordinate with Missouri American Water to improve scheduling and public notifications.
The council approved the change order on second reading; staff said milling material will be taken to a municipal plant or used for maintenance where practical.
