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Select Board outlines 10-year roads plan, readies $650,000 West Shore Road paving and starts $25,000 causeway fund
Summary
Officials described a 10-year paving strategy and a planned $650,000 West Shore Road paving project, and presented an engineer's 'gold' reconstruction estimate of $6.5 million for three causeways; the board proposed a $25,000 seed contribution to a causeway maintenance/replacement fund.
Board presenters outlined a multi-year approach to roads maintenance intended to reduce recurring repair costs, highlighting a goal of paving roughly one mile per year and using overlays rather than full reconstructions where practical.
The board reported readiness to advance a West Shore Road paving project with an estimated cost of about $650,000. A roads presenter urged that improving roads now would reduce annual maintenance spending on dirt roads and avoid repeated short-term expenditures.
On causeways the board summarized an engineer's 'gold standard' reconstruction estimate to fully raise and rebuild three causeways at roughly $6.5 million. The board said that while the full-rebuild estimate is likely beyond immediate funding capacity, lower-cost measures and phased approaches are under consideration. The Select Board proposed starting a causeway fund with a $25,000 appropriation to begin saving toward future improvements and to support smaller, targeted fixes that could reduce immediate safety risk. Officials also said they will pursue FEMA and grant opportunities to leverage local funds.
Next steps: the paving project and the $25,000 causeway seed would be presented in warrant language for voter consideration; engineers and emergency-planning guidance will inform longer-term causeway solutions.
