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Town engineer outlines $11.7M road backlog, drainage grants and sidewalk priorities
Summary
Town Engineer Andrew described the pavement management system, reported an average PCI of 85 and said a full reconstruction backlog is about $11,700,000; he also laid out drainage grants (NRCS, MVP, Weir Creek) and sidewalk master‑plan priorities, including Route 28 and Holcomb Rock work.
Andrew, the town engineer, presented the engineering department’s capital priorities, explaining how roads, drainage and sidewalks are ranked and financed.
He told the committee the town uses a GIS‑based pavement management system and reported an average pavement condition index of about 85. "Our pavement management system...it tells you how much that is, and it's, $11,700,000 to do that," he said, describing a reconstruction backlog for roads that require full rebuilding rather than surface maintenance.
Andrew outlined several grants that help drainage work: a CZM grant that produced $674,000 of work with a $40,000 local match; an NRCS commitment of $1.8 million that requires a $526,000 local match; an MVP award of $2.65 million with a $312,000 match; and a Weir Creek grant of about $4.9 million that requires no local match. He said some drainage money is being preserved to cover required local matches so the town can leverage larger external funds.
On sidewalks, he discussed the sidewalk master plan and accessibility standards (typical 5‑foot width, shared‑use paths at 8–10 feet, ADA ramp and slope requirements) and cited Holcomb Rock and Route 28 projects as high‑cost priorities.
The department asked the committee to consider incremental increases to the capital plan to keep pace with reconstruction needs and to preserve funding for both maintenance and reconstruction.
