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Public works reports steady progress on road maintenance; slurry seal discussed as an outsourced option
Summary
Nye County public works reported ongoing gravel and chip-seal work, pothole patching and tree removal; staff said slurry‑seal work is beneficial on some roads but the county lacks costly equipment and must subcontract that work.
Nye County Public Works reported continuing work on gravel road maintenance, asphalt patching, weed mowing and chip seal operations and provided figures on maintenance requests and program progress.
Assistant Public Works Director Beau Cott said Public Works has received 242 maintenance requests since the start of the year — an average of about 41 per month — with notable reductions from the same month last year. Northern district crews are focused on gravel maintenance and pothole patching; Tonopah crews will move to Belmont Road for more extensive patching in the coming months.
In the southern district, crews have started the chip‑seal program and completed about 4 miles so far with work expected to reach about 8 miles later in the week. Cott said tree and brush crews respond to requests and remove obstructions in support of the chip‑seal crews but that county staffing and prioritization limit the ability to clear all roaming tumbleweed and debris from easements.
Public comment asked whether slurry seal (a preventative asphalt surface treatment) could be done in‑house. Cott said slurry seal is effective on certain roads, and the county is pursuing it in at least one Mountain Falls project, but that slurry‑seal equipment is expensive and the county must subcontract some slurry applications while it focuses on chip seal and improving in‑house capabilities.
County leadership praised crews for year‑to‑date accomplishments and asked residents to report road hazards via the county work‑order system so crews can triage and respond. Commissioners asked staff to continue prioritizing safety issues such as line‑of‑sight obstructions.
