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Public-works update: 400 North cost escalation, micro-surface and Main Street improvements; staff to seek additional MAG funds
Summary
Public-works staff reported progress on multiple street projects, noted cost increases on 400 North requiring an additional MAG funding request, and outlined upcoming micro-surfacing, county milling on 100 East and Main Street lighting/striping schedules.
Public-works staff briefed the council on several ongoing street and downtown infrastructure projects during the Aug. 5 work session.
Staff said surface work on a preservation project that included chip seal and micro-surfacing is nearly complete except for utility work. Windsong waterline and a new roadway segment were finished earlier than expected. The 400 North design is nearly complete, but final construction estimates exceed available funds because the city applied for grant money in 2020 and costs have risen; staff said they will present the case to MAG’s technical group and request additional funding.
County work on 100 East (from Purple Turtle to the canyon mouth) is scheduled; the county will perform milling and localized asphalt replacement with a subsequent micro-surface planned for night work to limit traffic impacts. Staff told the council they had discussed a small dip near the junior high that will be addressed with a 6-inch mill and overlay.
Downtown Main Street lighting procurement is underway; staff has engaged a lighting contractor and said procurement of poles will determine how quickly installation can be completed. Staff hopes to have lights installed by early November, contingent on procurement and whether existing bases can be reused. Striping and markings for Main and Center streets were temporarily painted and are scheduled for final striping by the end of August.
Staff also said an RFP for a downtown consultant (supported by MAG funds) has generated about a dozen responses; a smaller subset will be interviewed and a community committee (including business owners and historic commission members) will recommend a hire to the council.
No formal council actions were taken; staff will return with funding requests to MAG and procurement updates as needed.
