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Street superintendent outlines 2025 accomplishments, snow strategy and fleet upgrades

Board of Public Works, City of La Crosse
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Street Superintendent Ryan Rasmussen told the board the department paved 11 CIP projects in 2025, adopted new pothole material (UPM), and is expanding multiuse trucks and brine capability to improve efficiency and reduce recurring repairs.

Ryan Rasmussen, the city’s street superintendent, briefed the Board of Public Works Feb. 2 on 2025 accomplishments and 2026 priorities for the Street Department.

Rasmussen said the department (about 43–44 employees across street, fleet maintenance and recycling/refuse) handled 11 CIP paving projects in 2025, used in-house crews to remove concrete curb lines and sidewalks (saving roughly $75,000 versus contracting), and microsealed about 4.5 miles of road. He described a shift to multiuse equipment to reduce idle vehicles and highlighted…

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