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Council to consider chip-seal pilot as lower-cost maintenance option
Summary
Councilors proposed testing chip sealing (single/double layers) on selected streets as an experiment to extend pavement life while prioritizing repaving for the poorest-condition streets; staff agreed to evaluate test sections after immediate repave needs are addressed.
Several councilors urged a chip-seal pilot to extend the service life of streets with cracking but acceptable bases, suggesting Rose Avenue and other lower-traffic segments as candidates for single- and double-layer tests. One councilor said a trial would allow the city to stretch maintenance dollars: “I think we should try if we get there without one going to the point that we think it's not worthwhile to chip seal it... Rose Avenue would be a prime other example,” a council member said.
Staff signaled openness to a measured experiment but reiterated the priority remains completing poor-and-marginal streets that need full repaving. The council asked staff to track candidate locations in the annual streets report and to present cost/benefit analysis for chip-seal test sections as part of the budget and reserve planning process.
