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Fallon County road crew outlines chip‑and‑seal plan and equipment needs as emulsion prices climb
Summary
Road staff showed a new disc mulcher, recommended renting a rubber‑tired roller, and asked commissioners to approve ordering emulsion for a 5–6‑mile chip‑and‑seal program after an earlier $210,000 estimate for a larger scope.
Fallon County road staff told commissioners they had received a new disc mulcher and urged prompt decisions on this year’s chip‑and‑seal program as emulsion prices remain high.
An agency official described a video showing the mulcher completing about 7 miles of dump‑road work in roughly three hours. ‘‘In 3 hours, I went did the whole, dump road, Coral Creek Road in 3 hours,’’ the official said, adding that the equipment will speed routine maintenance.
Staff then outlined candidate roads for chip and seal: with a set of marked exclusions ('green x'), the list is about 5.8 miles instead of the earlier near‑10‑mile estimate. The same staff member said an emulsion estimate for the larger list had been roughly $210,000, and recommended ordering material now because oil and emulsion prices may not fall soon.
Commissioners discussed rotation schedules (three‑ to five‑year cycles), whether to prioritize maintenance of existing assets, and whether to include the golf‑course parking or gazebo work this season. Staff recommended renting a rubber‑tired roller rather than buying; one rental quote cited was $1,600 per week with an expected two‑ to three‑week run during chip‑and‑seal operations.
No formal contract award for resurfacing was recorded in the meeting; commissioners directed staff to proceed with planning and procurement steps and to return with final cost and scheduling details for formal action.
