On Aug. 5, council approved concrete removal and replacement services from Apex Concrete Construction Inc. for work associated with the Bordeaux Way reconstruction project for $1.4 million.
The details
Construction is planned to start in late August and expected to be finished in four months, Public Works Director Clay Riggs said. He added that the project will include removing about 7,500 square yards of deteriorating concrete panels, in addition to subgrade improvements underneath replaced panels and sealing the pavement after replacement. Construction will be phased so residents will be able to access their homes.
The project will take place on Bordeaux Way, Bordeaux Circle and Bordeaux Court.
The background
In June, a neighborhood meeting was held to discuss the project with the residents of The Vineyard subdivision, where Bordeaux Way and the other streets are located. The planned concrete panel reconstruction, project schedule and traffic control were discussed. At the meeting, residents favored concrete reconstruction over an asphalt overlay, a council memo states.
Because of costs and the need for future reconstruction, council member Adam Schiestel discussed how the town should manage its streets in the future at the Aug. 5 meeting.
“We have to think about making these roads last longer and lowering our costs to maintain,” he said. “Maybe asphalt is not the answer, but we have to do something. I don't think just reconstructing everything is going to be the option just given these high costs. At some point, we're going have to make some tough decisions, and maybe that means your road changes from concrete to asphalt.”
He said people’s perceptions could change if they had to choose between asphalt and lower taxes or concrete and high taxes.
What they’re saying
Riggs said he thought the concrete in the area has been in place since the 1970s and that the majority of the subgrades were in good shape. However, the concrete is aging, he added.
