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Public Works outlines five-year chip-seal plan, aims for 18 lane miles a year at near-$1M cost
Summary
Public Works staff described chip-seal maintenance, the city’s road inventory of roughly 180 lane miles, 2025 accomplishments (13.37 lane miles) and a five-year plan aiming for 18 lane miles per year. Staff estimated a 2026 chip-seal program cost of about $900,000; 2025 program cost cited as roughly $505,150.
Public Works staff updated the Hayden City Council Sept. 23 on the city’s 2025 streets maintenance work and a five-year plan to maintain pavement life across roughly 180 lane miles of city streets.
Public Works explained chip sealing (a surface treatment of liquid asphalt and aggregate “chips” to protect and extend pavement life), said a typical chip-seal life is seven to 10 years (shorter on high-volume roads) and described a goal of treating 18 lane miles per year to approach a seven- to ten-year resurfacing cycle.
Staff reported that in 2025 the city completed 13.37 lane miles and that the program cost in 2025 was approximately $505,150. For 2026 staff estimated that reaching an 18-lane-mile target would cost roughly $900,000 and that long-term goals could push the program close to $1 million annually as prices rise. The chip-seal figure does not include additional maintenance (crack sealing, patching or more extensive road restoration), which staff said the city will continue to perform when needed.
Staff said priorities for chip sealing emphasize arterial and collector streets and geographic concentration to reduce mobilization costs. Cul-de-sacs were identified as low-volume locations that typically do not take chip seal well; options for cul-de-sacs include thin hot-mix overlays or fog sealing rather than full chip seal.
Public Works highlighted newer equipment purchases — crack-sealing machinery and a DuraPatcher/mastic machine — and council members praised recent contractor work in particular subdivisions.
Ending
Staff will post the CIP and planned street lists to the council package and the city website and return with project scheduling and funding details as the 2026 budget process proceeds.
