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Board weighs guardrail design, speed‑limit change to reduce guardrail costs on Range/Haines Road
Summary
After engineers flagged e‑Guard requirements for higher posted speeds, the board discussed lowering posted speeds (to 30 mph) or accepting the e‑Guard guardrail design (estimated $30,950) and directed staff to collect quotes and add guardrail to a future agenda for three bids.
Officials and the contractor briefed the board on guardrail requirements stemming from posted speed limits near the culvert project. The contractor told the board the design requires two runs of roughly 168.75 feet and specialized e‑Guard ends if the road is posted above 30–31 mph, and he cited a quote of $30,950 for two runs. “The total length of each run will be 168.75 feet,” the contractor said when reading CWS’s quote aloud.
Board members discussed two options to reduce cost: collect multiple bids and potentially lower the posted speed limit to avoid the higher‑cost e‑Guard system. Staff was asked to forward the Cooper/CWS quote and add guardrail to the next agenda so the board can request three bids and compare metal vs. wood or alternative solutions while weighing aesthetics and safety.
