To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Bryan Weimer, Director of Public Works and Development
Prepared By: Allen Peterson, Road and Bridge Division Manager
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Presenter: Allen Peterson, Road and Bridge Division Manager
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Subject:
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2:00 PM *Box Elder Creek Ranch Road Maintenance
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
Road and Bridge seeks a decision from the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) regarding the appropriate means to provide road maintenance on approximately 3.5 miles of rural roadways in the Box Elder Creek Ranch Subdivision.
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Background and Discussion:
In October of 2020 Road and Bridge personnel met with the BOCC during a Study Session to highlight not only the poor road conditions in the Box Elder Creek Ranch Subdivision, but the conditions in several other subdivisions as well. The roads discussed were constructed over 20 years ago using a common roto-paving process. Roto-paving was a process whereby recycled asphalt millings were placed over the existing roadway surface; compacted; and then a chip seal treatment was applied. Most of the roads discussed received very little maintenance over the years and have now deteriorated to the point where more invasive and costly maintenance is required.
The focus of the 2020 Study Session was primarily on Box Elder where several potential maintenance solutions were presented. Unfortunately, the ultimate decline of projected revenue as a direct result of the pandemic forced Road and Bridge to defer scheduled maintenance projects, including work planned in Box Elder.
The alternatives discussed during the Study Session included:
* Maintain Status Quo Patching. The cost was approximately $22,000 between 2018 and 2020.
* Reclaim existing surface and apply Arapa-Blend material. Estimated cost was $370,000 using 2018 construction costs.
* Reclaim existing surface and apply 5" of hot mix asphalt. Cost estimate was approximately $1.5M
* Full depth reconstru...
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