Road department explains chip-seal timing, culvert work and next-step options
Road department staff told the commission cold weather caused peeling on an initial chip-seal layer on County Road 30; they added layers and said the culvert replacement and settling delayed final surfacing, with targeted milling or plant-mix possible next summer.
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County road department staff described the timeline for work on County Road 30: crews installed a base and first chip-seal layer last fall but colder-than-ideal temperatures caused some peeling; crews followed with a second layer and additional work this summer. The superintendent said the crew replaced a corroded 6-foot culvert and that, because newly filled ground needs traffic to recompact, crews delayed paving the area to allow settlement before applying a final surface.
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