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Stonecrest engineering presses county for restriping, reflectors and resurfacing; staff to seek county response before using city funds
Summary
Engineering told the May 14 Transportation Committee that reflectors will be included in paving bids and that three locations have active restriping requests. The committee asked staff to work with county counterparts to resolve outstanding county work orders and to report back before the city allocates funds.
Engineering staff told the Stonecrest Transportation Committee on May 14 that the city has three near-term restriping requests and is including reflectors in upcoming paving contracts, and the committee directed staff to escalate outstanding county work orders before committing city funds.
"We have been doing is that we are including the reflectors in our paving bids," an engineering staff member (Miss Carrickano) said. "We have been including reflectors with those goals where it is. They're even removing the feedback. And the other one we want I want to talk about is striping."
Engineering flagged three specific locations for restriping because faded or missing markings are causing driver confusion and potential safety problems: the commercial corridor near McDonald’s/Walmart/Sam’s Club, a Chapel/Sub-road intersection area (near several senior housing developments), and the West Barrington approaches where turn lanes and center medians have become unclear. Staff said the 2024 paving contract includes remaining striping quantities that the contractor is willing to use at up to three locations if the council directs it.
The committee also discussed coordination with county public-works staff. Engineering said many requests are filed through the county’s public work system (the transcript referenced the county public-works website) and that staff will ask county leadership for read-only access to the county work-order system so city staff can see work-order status. The committee asked the city manager and engineering to try resolving the outstanding county work orders before the city spends capital dollars on restriping.
"If you'll give us an opportunity to try to tackle this, then let us just kind of report back to you whether or not that works," the city manager said, asking for time to coordinate with new county leadership. Committee members agreed to let staff pursue county coordination and to report results at the next monthly meeting. Staff also said some parking lots could not be striped because vehicles would not be moved despite repeated attempts and code enforcement involvement.
Engineering noted safety concerns at some locations where lane markings are largely gone and where elevation and sight-distance issues make nighttime driving hazardous. Staff said they will include reflectors and striping in paving scopes where feasible and will supply the committee with work-order references and status updates that the committee requested.
