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Santa Fe council hears complaints about GLO-funded paving quality, planners say contractor must finish punch list
Summary
City officials say the General Land Office-funded paving project (about 2.7 million dollars, roughly 5.36 miles) is complete but still has punch-list items; contractor must finish cleanup and repairs under a one-year warranty and GLO oversight.
Mayor Brandon Noto opened the March 27 City of Santa Fe council meeting with updates on several city projects, including follow-up on the General Land Office-funded street paving work that has drawn resident complaints about workmanship.
Public Works staff said the contractor has completed most paving work and is removing silt fence, cleaning edges and resodding where needed, but several punch-list items remain, including cracked driveways, seams and edge millings left at some sites. Staff and council members said geotechnical and density reports were satisfactory and that sections of asphalt exceed 3.5 inches in places, but visible seam marks and differences in crown height remain in some areas.
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