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El Centro highlights concrete-slicing program that has repaired hundreds of sidewalk trip hazards
Summary
City staff and a vendor reported an ongoing pilot that has used a concrete-slicing method to address hundreds of trip hazards since 2022, saving the city money and creating a GIS inventory; the item was informational and no council vote was required.
El Centro city staff and a vendor told the City Council on Jan. 21 that a concrete-slicing approach has been used across the city to remove dozens of sidewalk trip hazards since 2022 and that the city is preparing to expand the program.
The update, presented by Abraham Campos of the Department of Public Works and by representatives of Precision Concrete Cutting, said the city has identified and addressed 366 locations since about 2022 using the vendor’s vertical “slice” method. The presenters said the work targeted vertical rises mostly between about a half-inch and 2 inches and that the slicing approach can bring sidewalks into Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) alignment at a fraction of the cost of full panel removal and replacement. The presentation was informational; council took no vote on the item.
Precision Concrete Cutting’s representative described the method to the council: “We specialize in the slicing of trip hazard repairs,” and said the process slices vertically rather than grinding or removing and replacing full panels. The vendor said the repairs can be completed quickly without sidewalk closures and that,…
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