Special Board of Aldermen 03-28-2022 Page 3
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
Thank you. So clearly we want to avoid situations like that where we pave the street and then there is a sewer
issue and that requires digging up the street. When we have that issue, we follow the same moratorium
restoration requirements as anyone else would. We do everything we can to prevent that, but sometimes that
does happen. In that case, then that’s just what we would do, we would make the repair and/or line the rest of the
pipe and then do the pavement restoration. So we do our best to avoid it, but it is inevitable sometimes. Those
things happen.
Chairman Dowd
All set? Alderman Klee?
Alderman Klee
Thank you. Mr. Hudson I’m not recalling that particular street that the speaker spoke about is on the City’s paving
list. It is part of the gas company doing it and if they pave it will they be paving the entire road or will they just be
doing sections that they are digging up?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
They would just be doing their trenches, but | believe they are doing that work in preparation for future pavement.
It may not be this year. It may be next year or it may be late this year if we have an opportunity to add some
roads. Yes when the utilities do their work, they do their work independently ahead of us but try to meet our
timelines and then we come in and pave after. So | assume they’re just doing their own trench restoration.
Alderman Klee
Just a quick follow up. Adding on to Alderman Cathey’s comments. If the City in doing their studies and so on
had decided that area, and that | do believe that areas does need to at least be looked at. It wasn’t that long ago
that some work was done in through that area and | think it actually created more issues than anything else. The
City would put off any paving they were doing until that work was completed, correct?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
Yes, that’s correct. | mean we go through the screening process and we have plenty of streets that need paving
so we prefer not to do a street that gas, or water work, or sewer work is needed on. We would want to pave that
after. So yes, we do defer paving on streets for utility work regularly.
Alderman Klee
Thank you.
Alderman Comeau
Yes, thank you Mr. Chair. Mr. Hudson you mentioned that some of this work is going to be centered around
downtown. Is Main Street one of the roads that you’re looking at?
Dan Hudson, City Engineer
Thank you. Yes we are doing a deep dive on Main Street. Of course Main Street has some of the oldest stuff.
We have brick sewers which luckily have fared fairly well over the years. They did a good job building those and
those have held up. So surprisingly some of those old brick sewers haven't been as problematic as some of the
pipes, but yes we've been working with the utility companies. You’ve seen a lot of gas work on Main Street.
That’s all in anticipation of future paving. Water work as well and we’re doing a thorough investigation right now
on all the drainage and sewer pipes on Main Street.
Chairman Dowd
All set?
