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Resident questions West Fargo’s street overlay practices, cites lawsuit and contractor concerns
Summary
A resident raised multiple concerns during public comment about the West Fargo street overlay project (project number 2290), alleging deviations from ND DOT specifications, poor quality-control practices, and questions about city staff performing paving work; the commission did not take action during public comment.
A West Fargo resident used the Sept. 8 city commission public-comment period to question the city’s street overlay project practices and to ask why the city is being sued over a street project.
“Why is the city being sued regarding a street project?” the speaker asked, identifying himself as David with “Loud Life East.” He said West Fargo Tap had flagged Project No. 2290 as “an ill advised experiment that will likely cost more with low quality results,” and raised multiple concerns including noncompliance with North Dakota Department of Transportation bridge and street construction permits, failures in quality control (compaction, thickness, subgrade preparation), use of improper equipment…
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