Board authorizes bids for 2025 micro‑surfacing project to preserve county pavements

Apr 16, 2025

Elko County approved solicitation of bids for the county’s 2025 micro‑surfacing (slurry/seal) maintenance program covering roughly 12 miles; road superintendent said slurry and micro‑pave treatments last 7–10 years and are cost‑effective preventive maintenance compared with full pavement replacement.

The full story

The Board of County Highway Commissioners voted to authorize the Highway Department to solicit bids for the 2025 micro‑surfacing preventative maintenance project (Public Works Project EL2025308). Road Superintendent Dennis Price described slurry seal and micro‑pave techniques, explained these treatments typically add 7–10 years of service life, and estimated the package of about 12 miles of micro‑surfacing would cost under $1 million.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in