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El Centro council hears results of three-year sidewalk trip‑hazard pilot, staff seeks expansion
Summary
Staff and Precision Concrete Cutting reported on a three‑year pilot to slice and remove sidewalk trip hazards citywide; presenters said the process addressed several hundred locations at far lower cost than full panel replacement. The item was informational; no council vote was required.
El Centro City Council on Jan. 21 heard an informational presentation on the city’s sidewalk trip‑hazard reduction program from Abraham Campos of the Department of Public Works and contractors from Precision Concrete Cutting.
The presentation summarized a three‑year pilot that used a vertical slicing technique to remove raised sidewalk sections. A Precision representative said the program has addressed “366 locations” since 2022 and that the slice method can bring hazards into ADA compliance at roughly 20 percent of the typical remove‑and‑replace…
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