Adams County approves $1.296 million chip-seal contract for 2026 maintenance program

Adams County commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution authorizing an agreement with 8 1 Chip Seal Company in the amount of $1,296,648.25 to carry out the county’s 2026 seal (chip seal) pavement maintenance program.

Janet Lynn, the county director presenting the item, described the program as an annual maintenance activity intended to extend pavement life by sealing surfaces after street sweeping and targeted crack filling. Lynn said the 2026 program will cover about 43 lane miles and that crews will notify affected residents with door hangers; the work is expected to be completed by Oct. 31, 2026.

Lynn told commissioners the selection and area prioritization are driven by routine maintenance monitoring and crack-seal inspections, pavement age and traffic volumes; typically a roadway receives crack seal work around year three and the county’s seal program follows at roughly year five to seven depending on wear.

A commissioner asked whether the board would maintain the paved road serving a recent subdivision; staff confirmed new internal streets constructed to serve developments will be public streets and paved. After questions, a commissioner moved to approve the contract and another commissioner seconded; the chair announced the motion passed.

The contract amount, scope of roughly 43 lane miles of seal work, expected residential notification and the completion target of Oct. 31 were recorded in the staff presentation and approved by the board. The board did not provide a recorded roll-call tally in the public transcript beyond the chair’s announcement that the motion passed.