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Oak Creek board recommends $4 million road‑improvement program, asks for flexible bid alternates
Summary
The board voted to recommend advertising bids for a proposed roughly $4 million 2026 road program that includes base bids and five alternates; staff described PASER ratings, prioritization and scheduling considerations, including the July 4 parade route.
The Oak Creek Board of Public Works & Capital Assets recommended that the Common Council advertise bids for a proposed 2026 road improvement program on Oct. 14, advancing a plan that staff said would spend approximately $3.5–3.9 million of a $4 million bonding authorization.
Matt Sullivan, assistant city administrator and city engineer, and Andrew Ledger, design engineer, described the program’s prioritization process. Staff said they use the PASER visual rating system (0–10) plus functional classification, traffic volumes and departmental feedback to select projects. For 2026 the proposed base bid covers roughly 15,988 feet of roadway centerline (about 10,678 feet local roads, 2,640 feet collectors and 2,670 feet minor arterials), including reconstruction in the Flynn subdivision, Lakeview Drive and Mona Court (joint project with the water utility), and mill‑and‑overlay sections such as Shepherd Avenue and Centennial Drive.
The board discussed alternatives staff proposed to include as bid addenda. Sullivan and Ledger said the city is packaging alternates so the city can add work if bids come in low or if additional funding becomes available; alternates included Nicholson Road, railroad crossing work at Oakwood and Elm (which requires DNR and railroad coordination), and portions of the Camelot Hills subdivision broken into several alternates. Staff noted coordination with the water utility is necessary where planned water main work would affect pavement and said they are working on cost‑sharing arrangements.
Board members raised scheduling and public‑impact concerns. Members asked staff to consider the July 4 parade route when scheduling work on Shepherd, Pewds and Centennial — staff said they intend to impose strict staging and completion dates on contractors and prefer to finish mill‑and‑overlay work before the parade. Members also discussed sequencing around Wisconsin Department of Transportation work on Howell Avenue and Highway 100 to minimize duplicate impacts.
Marshall moved to recommend the road improvement projects and alternates for advertisement to the Common Council; Kelly seconded. A roll call recorded affirmative votes and the motion passed.
Staff said the package allows flexibility: projects not selected in 2026 can be prioritized for 2027, and the city plans to continue tracking condition ratings and to target subdivisions for concentrated reconstruction to limit repeated disruption in a single neighborhood.
