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Middleton approves chip seal, striping and two LED speed signs to address road maintenance and safety
Summary
Council authorized contracts for the 2026 chip seal project (approximately $423,125) and pavement striping (up to $23,608.42), and approved spending up to $3,000 to procure and install two LED flashing speed signs on Dewey Avenue to improve pedestrian and driver safety.
The Middleton City Council authorized a package of street maintenance and safety measures on April 1, including a chip-seal construction contract, pavement striping and the purchase of two solar-powered LED flashing speed limit signs for Dewey Avenue.
Public works staff recommended awarding the 2026 chip seal construction contract to Wynn and Company Inc. for approximately $423,125. Staff said the company has performed similar work in recent years, that the city had budgeted for seal-coating and that extra sweeping would be included in the contract based on community feedback.
Council separately approved a contract for thermoplastic pavement markings with Curtis Clean Sweep in an amount not to exceed $23,608.42 to finish striping associated with the chip-seal work.
On a related safety item the council considered installing two perimeter-LED flashing speed limit signs on Dewey Avenue. Staff cited sight-distance concerns on a hill with no sidewalk and recommended procurement using up to $3,000 in capital discretionary funds. A council member cited an engineering opinion and national effectiveness data for such flashing beacons, saying the technology had “been shown to significantly improve driver behavior” and noting reductions in pedestrian crashes and high driver yielding rates in studies.
The council approved the chip-seal contract, the striping contract and the Dewey Avenue signs; the procurement and contracts will be executed according to standard purchasing rules.
What happens next: public works will finalize contract documents and scheduling for chip sealing and striping; staff will procure and install the approved LED signs and monitor effectiveness.
