Q&A
Timing between road milling and resurfacing and utility work considerations
1:09:21
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DOT officials explain the timing between road milling and resurfacing, and the importance of allowing utilities to work during this period. Council Member Brewer acknowledges the need for better communication about these processes.
- About 80% of roads are resurfaced within 3 weeks of milling, with 25% completed within 2 weeks
- The period between milling and resurfacing allows utilities to detect and address issues like gas or water leaks
- Utility companies use the milled stage to measure for gas and ensure street safety
- Council Member Brewer emphasizes the need for more communication about these processes to address community complaints
Margaret Forgione
1:09:21
Okay.
1:09:22
Yes.
1:09:23
These are good questions.
1:09:23
So first, you asked about how do people know what's going on.
1:09:26
Mhmm.
1:09:27
We have a pretty robust process for informing the community.
1:09:31
Every week we send out notifications to the community boards.
1:09:36
Oftentimes, they do send them out to their lists.
Michael Capasso
1:09:39
No.
Margaret Forgione
1:09:40
We post these schedules about what when milling is happening, when paving is happening on our website.
1:09:46
And then we also give community boards, like, quarterly updates on what to expect that's coming up.
1:09:52
If we can do more and better there We
Gale A. Brewer
1:09:53
can talk about it.
1:09:54
Give us some more ideas, Sarah.
Margaret Forgione
1:09:56
And then as far as exactly how long it takes between milling and resurfacing, about a quarter of our projects are done completely paved within 2 weeks of the milling, and then about 54% more are done that 3rd week.
1:10:13
So in a nutshell, 80% of roads are completed within a 3 week time period, so that's the vast majority.
1:10:21
And then we have, the rest are mainly 1 more week need about 1 more week.
1:10:28
And as we've mentioned in our testimony, it's really important that the utilities have an opportunity to come in.
1:10:33
Sometimes, like leaks, could be a gas leak, could be a water leak, are detected during that milled stage.
1:10:40
Very important for them to come in and address that.
1:10:43
We also have the utility companies come down milled streets and measure for gas, measure with their instruments to make sure the street is safe, and that could also trigger, some of that work.
Gale A. Brewer
1:10:54
Okay.
1:10:54
So more communication on that because as the chair said, everybody complains you were here last week.
1:10:59
Now your next next month is torn up, blah blah blah.
1:11:02
So any communication.
1:11:04
You know, it's like, talk more about it.
1:11:06
That's what I would suggest, madam generals.
Selvena Brooks-Powers
1:11:08
Thank you.