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Council hears $5.4 million estimate to rebuild Palomino; staff flags drainage, curb and landscaping challenges
Summary
Public‑works staff told the council that reconstructing Palomino Road will likely cost about $5.4 million and requires detailed surveying to address drainage, curb upgrades and impacts to mature landscaping.
Fountain Hills — Public‑works staff told the Town Council that reconstructing Palomino Road will require a detailed survey and an estimated $5.4 million to address safety and long‑term drainage needs.
Director Weldy said the estimate reflects the scope needed to replace aging curb and correct roadside geometry to control flows that now run down the hill into driveways. “The original estimate for this is about $5,400,000,” he said during the session. Weldy told council members the project is complicated by steep slopes and mature landscaping; construction will likely require digging into existing planting areas and could raise project costs.
Weldy said the current curb in much of the corridor is a thin pre‑incorporation curb “approximately 4 to 6 inches thick” that sits on top of pavement, while the town will need a structural curb section of roughly 18 inches to hold the rebuilt pavement in place. Staff therefore proposed replacing curb to a structural section and completing a full survey to set control points and grades before issuing design and construction tasks to on‑call engineering firms.
Weldy and staff cautioned work could change local drainage patterns temporarily during construction and that residents may see water overtopping curbs during nearby work; staff emphasized the need for careful grading and survey control to reduce that risk and for clear communication with affected homeowners. Staff said the reconstruction work could be staged over more than one fiscal year depending on final scope and bids.
The council asked staff for clarifications about driveway counts and staging; staff said the corridor serves many private driveways and called the work a high‑priority safety and lifecycle project. Council members did not take a formal roll‑call vote during the work session but directed staff to proceed with design and surveying preparations that will inform final bids and timeline.
Ending: Staff will publish the survey solicitation and return to council with design recommendations and a refined construction estimate derived from completed survey work and engineering analysis.
