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Daggett County weighs logistics of helping Manila move free milled asphalt from UDOT
Summary
Manila asked Daggett County for help hauling, grading and rolling 5,000–7,000 yards of milled asphalt offered free by UDOT. Commissioners expressed support but raised major logistical and staffing constraints, noting the work could require dozens of truckloads and weeks of hauling.
Manila town representatives asked the Daggett County Commission on Feb. 13 for county support to move and place 5,000–7,000 cubic yards of milled asphalt that UDOT is offering to the town free of charge.
Unidentified Speaker (S5), representing the town, said the town had acquired roughly 10,000 yards of material from UDOT and anticipated taking between 5,000 and 7,000 yards for local streets. “They will give it to us free. We just have to move it,” S5 said, adding the town expected to spread the material with a grader and use a roller — either the county’s or contractor equipment — and to water the material to compact it.
Commissioners and road department staff raised detailed logistical concerns. Commissioners estimated typical haul trucks carry about 18 cubic yards, which would translate to roughly 388 loads for 7,000 yards. At an optimistic six loads per day, staff estimated the hauling alone could take roughly 66 workdays. Staffing limits, existing county road projects (including mag-water and prework on Browns Park and State Line roads), and a recent loss of a driver were cited as constraints on dedicating county crews to continuous hauling.
Town representatives said they planned to use a local loader (Gary Collison’s) for loading and had solicited contractor bids for hauling; one local hauling bid was “extraordinarily high,” and the town expects hauling to cost about $90,000 if contracted. Commissioners discussed cooperative approaches — sharing hauling among contractors and county crews, having contractors perform most hauling while the county assists with rolling once material is staged in town — as possible compromises to reduce county manpower burdens.
The commission did not take a formal vote to commit county crews to a full hauling schedule. They asked staff and town representatives to follow up with contractor contacts and a logistics plan that would allow limited county assistance (for rolling or short windows of support) without dedicating county road crews for the entire operation. The most immediate next steps are contractor outreach and a follow-up plan to define timing, costs and whether county equipment will be used for rolling.
