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Dellwood council approves $36,950 road repair contract after engineer warns of erosion
Summary
The Dellwood City Council unanimously accepted a $36,950 paving proposal from FPI Paving Co. to address washouts and lateral-support erosion on Shadywood Road and Many Levels Road; the council also approved a $17,237 crack-sealing contract and heard a multi-million-dollar estimate for larger routing fixes.
Dellwood — The City Council on Aug. 6 unanimously approved a $36,950 contract with FPI Paving Co. to repair lateral-support washouts on Shadywood Road and Many Levels Road after City Engineer Cara Geheren and contractor Ken Johnson reported urgent erosion and surface-water problems.
Geheren told the council the proposed work would include curbing, berm construction, fill operations and new catch basins to stabilize the affected road edges. She recommended accepting FPI’s proposal because contractor availability for this specialized work is limited and corrective work should begin immediately. Mayor Mike McGill moved to accept the proposal; Councilmember Brady Ramsay seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Contractor Ken Johnson also described plans to address surface-water diversion at 9 Gardner Lane and said he would be available to monitor the repair work. Johnson’s availability was noted by the council as part of implementation planning.
In related road business, Geheren recommended crack sealing — not full seal coating — and identified Gopher State Seal Coating as the lowest of three bidders. The council approved that bid for $17,237, with Johnson available to oversee the work. Geheren additionally summarized a 2018 engineering/design report from WSB and estimated that, under current conditions and including potential right-of-way acquisition, a more comprehensive routing and reconstruction option could cost roughly $4.7 million. She said alternative routes are being considered to avoid conflicts with trails and steep slopes on Echo Street.
The council did not adopt a final capital plan for larger reconstruction at the meeting; Geheren said she would meet with City Clerk Joel Holstad and absent Councilmember Greg Boosalis to continue planning. Mayor McGill said residents should “stay tuned, more to come.”
The council unanimously approved the FPI and Gopher State contracts at the meeting and directed staff and the contractor to coordinate scheduling and oversight.
