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Road engineer recommends banked reserves and chip sealing for 2026 maintenance
Summary
Methods Consulting recommended the board bank reserves for larger future projects, piggyback on Summit County contracts to save on materials and equipment costs, and perform chip sealing and slurry work on Westwood and Parkway to extend pavement life.
Gary Horton, a road engineer with Methods Consulting, presented the board with a recommended 2026 pavement-preservation strategy focused on consolidating funds for larger projects and using targeted treatments to extend pavement life. Horton said the district should “save money for 2-3 years and spend on a large project” and cited an "economy of scale" approach that would allow the district to do more work with the same funds. He recommended piggybacking on Summit County road projects so the district would "pay for materials and equipment for two days at the county rate" rather than private rates.
The presentation named Westwood and Parkway as priority locations for maintenance and recommended chip sealing and slurry sealing on rotomilled sections after crack sealing. The board did not take a final vote on funding at the Feb. 24 meeting; the recommendations will inform budgeting and possible coordination with county procurement schedules. Methods Consulting and district staff noted that joining county work can lower contractor mobilization costs and increase per-unit value for the district's limited funds.
