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Le Mars details nearly $783,000 in street repairs, equipment purchases and traffic-signal upgrades
Summary
Street department reported roughly $783,000 in street repairs including major projects on 4th, 11th and Shaffer Avenue, foam filling to address voids and orders for new snow equipment and chassis expected to save maintenance costs.
Le Mars street staff reported extensive street repairs and equipment purchases, and said some in-house fabrication reduces annual costs.
Street Department staff said crews completed about $783,000 in repairs: the 4th Street bridge repair accounted for roughly $247,000; 11th Street work cost about $176,000; and Shaffer Avenue repairs included approximately $70,000 in foam filling to address 3- to 4-foot voids beneath the roadway center, a method staff said was chosen instead of a full street replacement that would have cost an estimated $300,000.
Crews also performed panel work on Sixth Avenue joints, and the city spent about $71,000 on crack sealing. Staff reported pothole counts fell from about 35,100 to roughly 1,200 (transcript phrasing indicates these counts were reported by staff) and said snow-removal hours this season were about 75 regular hours and 66 overtime hours fewer than the previous year.
Staff said Stanley Consultants is proceeding with pre-final design work to replace downtown traffic signals. The street department ordered a 2026 International chassis for a snowplow truck and described in-house fabrication of a paint machine and other equipment; staff estimated the city saves $25,000 a year on painting and $30,000—$50,000 a year from in-house mechanical and fabrication work.
No council vote or formal ordinance was presented; the report was informational and will inform upcoming budget discussions.
