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Council approves overnight paving on Market Street to avoid daytime traffic
Summary
The council granted the Department of Transportation permission to perform overnight paving on Market Street (Mallox to Schoolhouse Road), citing daytime traffic constraints; the motion passed by voice vote.
The Warren Town Council approved a request by the Department of Transportation to conduct overnight paving work on Market Street, arguing night hours would avoid daytime traffic disruptions and speed project completion.
Town Manager (Speaker 4) explained the maintenance division planned to pave the segment from Mallox to Schoolhouse Road, and emphasized daytime traffic would create a "traffic nightmare". Councilmember (Speaker 1) moved to approve night work; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote, with council members responding "Aye."
Council discussion included requests that DOT consider applying a skim coat or otherwise improve an adjacent section that was removed from the current contract for later engineering work; council members said they would press DOT to revisit that section when feasible.
What’s next: The council approved night work by voice vote and asked staff and local legislators to continue dialog with DOT about completing additional sections of Market Street in future work.
