Road Department reports asphalt price, active pipe replacement and routine shoulder work

Mark Heyliger briefed the committee on day-to-day operations and several active projects. He reported that hot asphalt plants are open and that asphalt is priced at $73 per ton, with approximately 120 tons per month used per garage. He described ongoing right-of-way brush clearing and shoulder cutting to keep water off the roadways and discussed cleanup work on Hickman Park Drive where sand had to be removed with a loader.