County road superintendent details projects, material cost increases and timelines
Elko County Road Superintendent Dennis Price told the commission the county completed a mag program covering about 150 miles, is seeing mag material costs rise to roughly $138 per ton, and outlined chip-seal/slurry projects and a nearly complete 1.78-mile Lucky Nugget paving project. He said a preconstruction meeting was set for July 31.
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Dennis Price, Elko County Road Superintendent, gave a detailed status update on county road work. He said the county completed its mag program and "we're right at a 150 miles of road that we treat now." Price noted rising costs: "I think we're paying $138 a ton now" for mag material, up from under $100 a few years ago.
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