Town Manager Michael Driscoll warned that there are some hurdles to clear before work can begin in the spring, rather than the fall.
Efforts to start road repairs earlier this year may have to take a detour, Town Manager Michael Driscoll told the Town Council Tuesday night. The council’s Public Works Committee recommended a new schedule for road repair projects that includes starting construction in April. The new timeline would avoid starting work in September and October, as it did in 2012, said Councilor Cecilia Lenk, chairwoman of the Public Works Committee. Driscoll said that the work could not start as early as called for on the schedule. “We are not going to be able to have the schedule in place by the summer of 2013,” Driscoll said. Lenk said she recognized that the schedule is already behind, but said the work should start as soon as possible. “The committee …
Safety in the area of Waverley Avenue is one of the focuses of the reconstruction of Waverley Avenue, but the cost may be rising because of requirements the town must meet.
Public Works Superintendent Gerald Mee hopes to get started this year on a major overhaul of Waverley Avenue, but coordinating with utility companies and the costs may mean some delays. The project, which also includes redesigning the intersection of Main Street with Waverley Avenue – which becomes Myrtle Street on the other side – and reconstructing Carroll Street, was presented to the Town Council’s Public Works Committee Tuesday night. The roadway on Waverley will likely need to be completely ripped out and laid down, Mee said. Over the years, asphalt has been laid down on top of the old one, and now the sidewalk is at the same level of as the roadway in some parts. Other steps will be taken to make the road safer for pedestrians, …
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Sonny Beaches
10:49 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
"Price estimate was $1.3 million...not surprised if it cost $2.6 million.” Damn Gerry, you do good work! more ›