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Haverhill to use street assessment to guide road repairs; surtax to cover initial projects
Summary
Town Engineer Todd McLeod presented a street assessment April 9. Town Administrator Tracey L. Stevens said the results will feed a capital improvements plan that prioritizes the town's worst roads for mill-and-overlay work, initially funded by an infrastructure surtax then by general-fund sources.
Town Engineer Todd McLeod presented the result of a townwide street assessment to the Haverhill Town Council on April 9, explaining the evaluation methodology and offering estimated construction costs.
Town Administrator Tracey L. Stevens told the council she plans to use the assessment to draft a capital improvements plan that will prioritize public roads with the worst condition scores for mill-and-overlay projects first. Stevens said infrastructure surtax funds would be used until they are exhausted; thereafter, road repairs would be funded from general-fund sources such as fuel tax and ad valorem revenue. McLeod added that certain drainage needs tied to private roads will require separate discussions with private road owners and possible maintenance arrangements.
McLeod also provided an update on ongoing construction on Charlotte, Concord and Briarwood Drive; he said recent issues on Briarwood Drive stemmed from a broken sewer pipe that Palm Beach County repaired during construction.
Next steps: staff will incorporate assessment results into the budget and capital improvements timeline and will meet with private-road owners as needed to discuss drainage responsibilities and possible solutions.
