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Shorewood committee reviews pavement-marking policy, weighs epoxy vs. paint costs
Summary
The Shorewood Public Works Committee discussed a proposed pavement-marking policy that would set material and maintenance standards for arterial roads; staff outlined cost differences between paint and epoxy and will return with a written policy for the committee and village board to consider.
The Shorewood Public Works Committee reviewed staff recommendations for a comprehensive pavement-marking policy covering material type, maintenance frequency and budget impacts across village arterials. Director Anne Butchlick presented options and asked trustees to give directional input so staff can return with a written policy for committee and village board consideration.
Butchlick summarized the village’s current practice: painted markings are remarking annually from the Department of Public Works operating budget; epoxy markings were used more recently on newly reconstructed streets. She said paint remarking across the village cost just over $24,000 in 2024. Butchlick said the only streets with epoxy markings under discussion are Wilson Drive and crosswalks and stop bars on Capitol Drive; remarking those existing epoxy markings in epoxy was estimated at roughly $166,000 total, which she calculated as an average annual operating-budget impact of about $41,000 assuming a four-year service life. She also presented an alternative cost to remark those locations in paint, estimated at about $88,000.
Butchlick recommended that the committee consider a single, villagewide pavement-marking policy rather than treating Capitol Drive as a unique case; the committee can choose to include Capitol Drive in that policy or to treat it separately. She noted an industry standard life for epoxy of three to five years, and she said South Oakland Avenue’s epoxy markings could be deferred until scheduled reconstruction.
Trustees asked questions about lifecycle, budget implications and whether the village should standardize materials and remarking intervals. No formal motion or vote on the policy occurred; staff will draft a written pavement-marking policy incorporating trustee direction and return it for further committee review and possible referral to the village board.
Next steps: staff will prepare a draft pavement-marking policy that outlines material choices, maintenance schedules, and estimated operating-budget impacts for trustee review.
