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Town details road repairs, $125,000 grant for Old Hochatown Road pending state approval
Summary
The county administrator reported engineers’ site visits, cost estimates for multiple paving projects and a $125,000 grant approved by Keto for Old Hochatown Road that must clear the State Department of Commerce before work can begin.
Adam, the county administrator, told the board the town has completed site visits and cost estimates for several asphalt paving projects and ongoing road repairs.
He said engineers prepared cost estimates for paving on Mako, Greenlee, Halibut Bay, Chinook and Pinon, and that material and labor for Pinon are estimated at about $220,775. “We’re around 1,000 BPD,” Adam said, referring to vehicles per day and noting that traffic levels have reached thresholds where paving is recommended.
Adam announced that Keto approved a $125,000 grant award for paving Old Hochatown Road. He said the award now goes to the State Department of Commerce for final approval and release of funds and that residents should wait for the Commerce release before the town starts construction. “They said absolutely not” to starting work and seeking reimbursement later, Adam said of the Commerce policy, adding the town expects funds to be released in late January or early February.
The administrator reported the town has spent $217,321.01 on road repairs to date and that more invoices are pending. He thanked Keith Sher and his crews for an emergency repair in Timber Ridge where heavy washout had created tunneling beneath the road and posed a public‑safety risk.
Adam told trustees he is developing road design standards adapted from other communities; the draft will go to engineers, the roads committee and the planning commission before the board provides final approval. He also proposed a mid‑November special meeting to set priorities and asked the board to consider how many drainage installations (referred to in the transcript as "10 horn" installations) to fund before the fiscal year end.
Diane, who interjected during the report, praised Adam’s work. “Adam’s been working on this a long time,” she said.
The board did not take a formal vote during the report. Next procedural steps include the State Department of Commerce’s release of grant funds for Old Hochatown Road and the scheduled special meeting to prioritize road maintenance projects.
