Special Board of Aldermen 10-14-2021 Page 11
year. So the idea is when we went through this bonding to catch up, that we would have a program going forward that
we stayed ahead of the paving program and we weren't trying to do little patches here and there because it's pay me
now or pay me a lot more later. | look forward to DPW coming up with that program to keep us in a good stead on
paving going forward.
President Wilshire
As long as we fund their budget and they ask for paving. | think that's the secret. Someone had their hand up on the
side.
Alderwoman Lu
| had one more question. Thank you. If you had to make a rough guess what portion of the streets are the 12-year
streets, the major arteries?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
Well, we've been focusing a lot on those in this first five years. | think you'll find them mostly arterials we've been brought
up into a better condition because those are the most heavily traveled. So in this first five years, | think it's about over
30% of our program has been on arterials.
Alderwoman Lu
Well, | meant to ask of the 300 miles in Nashua how many are those arterial, you know, 12 -year scheduled? | know that
you might not have that figure but if you if you thought you could throw it out there that would be great. I'm just curious.
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
If | had to wager a guess, I'd say 20%. | don't know. It's been 30% of this first five years and as | said we've focused on
those a lot. So as a percentage of the total network, it's going to be less than that.
Alderwoman Lu
Okay, thanks.
Alderman Lopez
Just along those lines because there are parts of it with some pretty large potholes. We did pave Main Street just a
couple of years ago, right, and there are plans coming up to do it again?
Dan Hudson City Engineer
Yes. We recognize that there's a need to paint Main Street. We're trying to develop a program to do that. There is utility
work that needs to be done. You've seen Liberty Utilities out there. They have all cast iron gas main. Per PUC, they're
required to get rid of that within the next five years. So they need to do some work and then we can come in and do
some paving. It's a big street obviously and we'll probably end up phasing that in a few different years and develop the
program. That is something that we're trying to work out the details of right now.
Alderman Lopez
So it has not escaped attention. There's a plan. It's just complicated and we're working on it?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
Correct.
Alderman Lopez
Okay.
