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Evaluation of Intro 1160: Timeline for repainting pavement markings
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Margaret Forgione discusses Intro 1160, which would require DOT to repaint all pavement markings within one week of repaving or resurfacing a street. She explains DOT's current practices and concerns about the proposed timeline.
- Outlines current DOT practices for repainting, noting that 86% of markings begin within 5 days and 96% within 10 days
- Expresses agreement with the intent of the bill but concern about the strict timeline
- Highlights the need for operational flexibility to respond to urgent priorities and unexpected conditions
- Explains logistical challenges in meeting a one-week deadline, including weather and scheduling constraints
Margaret Forgione
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Finally, intro 1160 1160 sponsored by council member Brandon.
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This bill would require DOT to repaint all pavement markings within 1 week of repaving or resurfacing a street.
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If the work is not finished within 1 week, DOT would be required to notify the surrounding community of reasons for delay and provide a
Michael Capasso
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Margaret Forgione
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timeline.
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DOT does not support this bill as written, although we agree with the intent.
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DOT has been working to shorten the time between repaving or resurfacing our streets and repainting markings.
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Once paving is complete, DOT issues a work order right away.
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Then the vast majority of markings, or 86%, begin within 5 days, and nearly all, or 96%, begin within 10 days.
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While much better than past practice, we agree that there is room for improvement, but operational flexibility is important to reflect real world conditions.
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DOT needs to be able to respond to other urgent priorities, and if necessary, redirect the contractor.
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In order to get the painting done within 1 week, we would need to know the completion date a few weeks before the repaving work is completed in order to update plans and schedule contractors.
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And that is not always possible, as weather and other unexpected conditions can change resurfacing schedules.