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Newberg committee weighs gravel roads, ADA ramps, equipment consortium and red-light cameras
Summary
At the Feb. 10 Rate Review Committee meeting, staff outlined road-repair priorities including slurry/crack sealing, 50 ADA ramps required for grind-and-inlay work, the high cost of paving gravel streets, and a possible regional equipment consortium; red-light camera revenue is being used for debt reduction.
City staff told the Rate Review Committee on Feb. 10 that the city has accelerated road maintenance work since 2022 and is directing TOUGH/TUF funds toward slurry sealing, crack sealing and targeted grind-and-inlay projects prioritized by PACER/LIDAR data.
Speaker 3 said the city completed a 100% LIDAR scan and added PACER pavement-surface-evaluation ratings to the GIS layer so staff can prioritize sections by condition. "Alan McKeel... has managed to add all of the PACER data to the GIS layer," Speaker 3 said, noting staff can now look up PACER…
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