Public Works reports: $10.2M Dreamy Hollow drainage project completed under budget; paving, tree and operations metrics presented
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Summary
Staff reported completion of a multi‑year, approximately $10.2 million Dreamy Hollow storm‑drainage project under budget, 38 roads paved (about 11 lane miles), 454 trees planted and other operations metrics at the February meeting.
Public Works staff presented year‑end capital and operations metrics at the February committee meeting, highlighting a major drainage project completed under budget and routine maintenance volumes for paving, trees and catch basin work.
Staff said the Dreamy Hollow (Bets Brook) stormwater, sanitary and road improvements—described as the city’s largest drainage project in 15 years—totaled roughly $10.2 million and came in about 10% under the original estimate. The project combined city capital funds, ARPA dollars and contributions from the WPCA and included substantial underground work and road closures to install large drainage structures.
Public Works reported paving 38 roads for nearly 11 lane miles, about 2 miles of asphalt sidewalks and 1.2 miles of concrete sidewalks. Operations inspected more than 51,000 linear feet of pipe, cleaned over 1,700 catch basins and completed more than 1,000 road repairs. Tree work for the year totaled approximately 454 trees planted and 51 removals reported for the two months covered.
Chris Torrey and operations staff walked the committee through routine maintenance statistics and thanked crews for responding to weather events, snow and ice operations and recent storm workloads.
Ending
Committee members praised staff for completing heavy infrastructure work with minimal resident complaints and returning an under‑budget result; no formal action was required on the report.
