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St. Tammany public works reports 2025 repairs, outlines $20M district capital, expands rapid-response ‘barn’ projects
Summary
Public works director Jay Watson told the St. Tammany Parish Council that crews completed dozens of 2025 road, concrete and drainage projects and will work from an approved $20 million 2026 district capital budget while continuing a $3.3 million rapid-response “barn” program for projects under $100,000.
Jay Watson, the director of public works for St. Tammany Parish, told the parish council on Monday that crews completed a range of 2025 roadway, concrete and drainage projects and will work from an approved $20 million district capital budget for 2026.
Watson said the parish maintains "about, 1,600 road miles" and that the 2025 allocation across 14 districts was roughly $11,000,000, with asphalt work accounting for about $5,200,000. He described work completed last year as "your mill and overlay projects, turning radius projects" and said several district packages were finished.
The presentation highlighted the barn program — a fund for work under $100,000 that Watson said allowed staff to respond more quickly to…
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