Q&A
Concerns about quality assurance in road repairs and temporary covers
1:06:35
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer raises concerns about the quality of road repairs, particularly the placement of temporary covers (yellow jackets) and the complaints they generate. DOT officials explain their oversight and response processes.
- DOT's highway inspection quality assurance division oversees the placement of temporary covers
- DOT issues violations to utility companies for improperly secured covers and ensures they respond quickly
- Council Member Brewer suggests more proactive measures to prevent complaints about improper placement
Gale A. Brewer
1:06:35
Thank you.
1:06:36
Next question is I don't know what they're called.
1:06:39
The the covers.
1:06:40
Alright.
1:06:41
So who's overseen?
1:06:42
I guess it's quality assurance.
1:06:44
You you you fix the road or temporarily put down those yellow covers, and then my phone rings off the wall because they're not properly placed.
1:06:54
And then in Manhattan, it goes right up to the 23rd floor, and they start complaining.
1:06:59
So my question is, who oversees the placement and then maybe drive over it yourself to see if it's properly placed, etcetera?
Margaret Forgione
1:07:09
Yes.
1:07:09
So 3
Gale A. Brewer
1:07:10
one one calls must be off the charts.
Margaret Forgione
1:07:11
Okay.
1:07:12
So our highway inspection quality assurance division does this.
1:07:15
So if a utility company has a loose metal plate, a loose utility cover, or I think what you're referring to is what we call yellow jackets that aren't properly secured Correct.
1:07:25
That's up to us to ensure that they're keeping them in safe condition so no one trips over it, plus a non quiet condition.
1:07:33
Any of those, we jump on.
1:07:35
We're very effective at getting, the utility companies out there to address those, locations.
1:07:42
We issue violations.
1:07:44
They're pretty good about responding.
1:07:46
One very important thing for metal plates is that they have to be ramped with asphalt to make them smooth.
1:07:50
So if you see any of those
Gale A. Brewer
1:07:52
Believe me, we called, but I'm just saying, I'm trying to think of proactive.
1:07:55
Because literally, the minute they yellow jackets or whatever the hell you call them go down, there's it just it never seems to work.
1:08:03
So something to suggest so that I don't get the call, 31 doesn't get the calls, and you don't get the call.
1:08:09
Just an idea because they are definitely never seem to me, on the first try, correct.