Committee approves $13,036 temporary repair for Toll Bridge Road seam and authorizes up to $4,000 for shrub cleanup

A staff member told the Public Works Committee that a widening seam down the center of Toll Bridge Road poses trip and bicycle hazards and recommended a temporary repair using a contractor-supplied binder. "Seal King quoted us the aforementioned liquid lava, for $13,036, which would help alleviate that center joint," the staff member said.

The committee discussed longer-term options — including milling and slurry overlay or full replacement — but members agreed those fixes would be costlier and take more planning. Committee members raised aesthetic concerns about the repair and flagged the need to clear overgrown weeds and dead shrubs that would not be addressed by the surface repair.

A committee member moved to approve the Seal King quote for $13,036 to fill the Toll Bridge Road center seam; another member seconded the motion. The chair called the question and the motion passed.

After a separate discussion about vegetation removal, the committee approved a second motion directing staff to contract with Saint Croix County or another vendor to remove excess shrubbery and dead trees at Toll Bridge Road, not to exceed $4,000.

Staff said the city could draw funds from one of three budget sources identified in the issue sheet — the mooring fund, designated capital, or the TID — and that the finance committee will review the recommended source. Staff also said the temporary repair is likely to be removed later if a longer-term rehabilitation or replacement is chosen.

The committee did not set a final funding source at the meeting; staff will list the three funding pots for the finance committee to consider and return with a recommendation.