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Public Works details winter snow response metrics and lists summer construction bids
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Summary
Public Works reported plow- and trail-clear metrics from the recent winter event (about 99 hours to clear 11 inches; trails in 56 calendar hours), outlined staffing shortages and coordination with DOT and the school district, and previewed major summer projects to go out to bid.
Kent Goldes of Public Works briefed the committee on winter operations and upcoming construction work.
Goldes said crews required about 99 hours to plow out an 11-inch event (the department's plow-plan metric is 108 hours) and that trail clearing took 56 calendar hours (38 hours of run time). He said the department hauled roughly 1,600 loads of snow from the Central Business District and that overall snow operations involved about 5,800 loads across municipal dumps. Goldes described ongoing coordination with the school district and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for winter response and for summer project planning.
He listed several major projects expected to go out for bid this summer, including Quinn Heck Drive, Winter Creek Bridge replacement in Girdwood, 42nd Avenue Phase 2 and work on the Old Seward Highway. Goldes also flagged staffing challenges for several key traffic and maintenance positions and said the department is doing targeted recruitment with HR.
A committee member followed up with a request for a status report on projects that have state funding but are not fully executed, noting past examples of potential reallocation or clawback by the legislature and asking staff to track obligations and spending.
