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Council approves list of streets for 2025 resurfacing; staff to seek bids or piggyback contract
Summary
Council approved staff’s prioritized list of streets for the FY2025 resurfacing project and directed staff to develop bid documents or negotiate a piggyback agreement; estimated budget $700,000 split between general fund and gas-tax funds.
The DeBary City Council on April 16 approved the staff-recommended priority list for the fiscal year 2025 street resurfacing program and authorized staff to prepare bid documents or seek a piggyback contract.
Contractor Kevin Hare presented the proposed priorities and explained the recommendation for testing (core drilling) to determine existing pavement thickness and base conditions. Staff and the contractor recommended multi-layer resurfacing for the highest-volume segments to improve ride quality and longevity.
Top priority segments included the east end of East Highbanks Road (between Cunningham Road and Enterprise Road), East Highbanks from SR 1792 to Lucerne, West Highbanks from the CSX railroad to Gracie, Palm Road in the southeast quadrant, DeBary Plantation Boulevard (Donald Smith Blvd to Quail Lake Drive), and selected collectors including South Shell Road and Wisteria Drive. Hare said the current preliminary funding estimate is $700,000 to be split roughly $300,000 from the general fund and $397,742 from gas-tax funds; final scope will depend on bids and test results.
Council members raised concerns about coordinating repaving near pending development (particularly East Highbanks near SR 1792), whether structural repairs will be required, possible impacts from stormwater culvert projects, and the reuse or disposal of millings. Council asked staff to include pricing for green-striped crosswalks at trail crossings and intersections while the paving contractor is mobilized.
A motion to approve the recommended project sites and authorize staff to develop bid documents or negotiate a piggyback agreement passed unanimously.
Why it matters: Resurfacing choices and the funding strategy affect road safety, ride quality and long-term maintenance costs and must be coordinated with expected development and utility work in high-growth corridors.
