Council approves $381,679.45 phase 1 street rehabilitation package focusing on Northwest Fourth, Southwest Tenth and Barker

The City of Mineral Wells City Council approved Phase 1 of the FY2025–26 street rehabilitation program, a package totaling $381,679.45, in a unanimous vote.

Public works presenter M. McKinnon (S10) outlined the phase 1 scope: resurfacing Northwest Fourth Avenue (including excavation of base failures and an estimated cost of about $241,000 for the section presented), work on Southwest Tenth Street broken into multiple segments (estimated around $102,000), and repair work on Barker (about $37,000). Staff said the project approach prioritizes streets that do not require utility replacement under the pavement to avoid redoing new surfaces.

Traffic counts presented as part of the selection rationale included estimates of 700–1,500 vehicles per day on Northwest Fourth Avenue (with weekend peaks up to roughly 3,000) and 300–400 vehicles per day on Southwest Tenth Street; some lower-volume streets reported daily counts near 30–100. Staff noted the city budgeted $900,000 for street maintenance, intends to use $100,000 for repairs related to water leaks, and therefore had approximately $800,000 available for actual road work across phases. McKinnon said MLK (the stretch by Travis School) will need more extensive utility and drainage work and might require debt to address in a future budget.

Council members asked about expected finished appearance and durability; staff said the repaired surfaces will be comparable to recently completed sections and that the work will include chip-sealing in follow-up. Council approved Phase 1 on a motion by S5, seconded by S8; the motion carried 6-0.

Next steps: staff will proceed with the Phase 1 contracts and return with plans for Phase 2, which staff identified as likely including longer stretches such as Southwest or Southeast Sixteenth Street or other arterials depending on utility needs and budget capacity.