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County details paving, crack-seal, striping and bridge projects; expects 70 miles of surface work
Summary
Public works staff outlined plans to pave 34 miles, crack-seal or surface-treat 36 miles (70 miles total), expand striping to 95 miles, and begin multiple bridge repairs including a slip-lining technique for Bridge 400.
Public works staff told the Sullivan County Public Works Committee that crews and contractors will undertake roughly 70 miles of road surface work this season and begin several bridge repair projects.
“Contract paving…it's 34 miles,” Public Works staff said, adding that crack sealing and surface treating would cover another 36 miles. “So we're doing 70 miles, which is not bad for us,” the staff report stated.
Staff said the county ordered 13,000 tons of salt through the state OGS procurement process for next winter and expects suppliers to report final prices in August or September. Staff cautioned prices may rise after recent shortages.
Work scheduled or underway includes: - Contract paving on Route 52/Fallsburg area (34 miles in contract). - Crack sealing and surface treatment on about 36 miles; staff noted cold weather can make crack-seal materials harder to place but can sometimes allow more material to penetrate open cracks. - Striping contract expanded to about 95 miles with an aim to finish contracted striping by July 4; county crews will finish remaining striping and assist towns that request it. - Guide-rail procurement covering about 18,000 linear feet, discussed earlier as approximately $1.5 million in total; staff emphasized guide rail cost per linear mile can exceed paving costs per mile when measured by length. - Bridge projects: kickoff for Beaverbrook bridge work; scour repair supported by NYSDOT funding for County Road 49 (Bridge 82) near Forestburg; Bridge 400 on Old Liberty Road to be slip-lined using a new material approach to fill annular space between old and new pipe, described as less expensive than full replacement.
“We're gonna try that this time. Still a lot cheaper than replacing these structures and digging up the road,” staff said about the slip-lining technique.
Staff also reported ongoing pothole and extreme-weather recovery work, tree work, and in-house guide-rail repairs following winter accidents. The county said it is completing striping camera installations on vehicles to document striping complaints (paint on cars, etc.).
The committee heard that CHIPS (state Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program) funding amounts remain uncertain pending the state budget; staff said the county asked for an increase but that the CHIPS allocation in proposed state budgets had been largely flat.
Quotes in this article come from Public Works staff comments in the meeting transcript.
