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Public Works Committee Approves Culvert, Bridge Work and Several Equipment Purchases including Pipe Jitter
Summary
Superintendent Scott Feldman briefed the Public Works Committee on multiple state- and locally-funded road and bridge projects; the committee approved purchases including a pipe-jetting machine (pipe jitter), reversible plate tampers and several trucks and related equipment.
Superintendent Scott Feldman reported to the Greene County Public Works Committee on April 14 about ongoing federal- and state-aid projects and a range of locally funded repairs, and the committee approved several procurement items to support maintenance and construction.
Feldman outlined active projects including a locally funded culvert replacement in the town of Halcott (work expected to finish in the next six weeks), slope stabilization work at Jefferson Heights (final design due at month-end), and bridge repairs including a Rocky Road bridge scour repair near County Route 2 in Lexington. He said the county received a bridge flag from the New York State Department of Transportation and has asked HNT for a design; the structure is a county-owned bridge on a town road and measures about 40 feet.
Feldman also described issues with precast box-structure availability because New York State DOT procurement has filled many precaster schedules; as a result, the county is buying some structures this year and scheduling installation for next season.
On equipment, the committee approved purchasing a pipe-jetting machine (referred to in the meeting as a “pipe jitter”) to clean HDPE culvert pipe up to 24 inches; Feldman said crews currently borrow the equipment from the town of Catskill and towns that own similar machinery and that the county expects to assign the machine to a single trained crew. He described operational cautions and training needs, and the committee approved the purchase.
The committee also approved acquisition of four reversible plate tampers (Feldman said the county typically rents these at roughly $1,100 per month for 5–8 months), pickup trucks, a crew-cab truck, a new snowplow and sander for a 2025 F-250, and other fleet items. Feldman noted the county’s auction listing (about 30 vehicles/items online with Auctions International) as a mechanism to dispose of surplus assets.
Feldman asked an engineering firm to perform a low-level rating analysis and prepare designs for the Volunteer Drive bridge, a heavily used structure that supports dump trucks and asphalt-milling staging areas. He said prior drawings were destroyed in Hurricane Irene and recommended fresh engineering analysis.
The committee voted to award construction management services for the Justice Center and approved the listed equipment and vehicle purchases. Several items were approved by voice vote with “Aye” and “carried” recorded; specific roll-call tallies were not provided in the transcript.
Votes at the meeting: Public Works Committee approved the purchase of a pipe-jetting machine, four reversible plate tampers, multiple trucks (2025 F-250 and other models), a snowplow/sander installation and awarded construction management services for the Justice Center.
