Issue acknowledged assigning to ROW - Streets

SCormier assigned this issue to SCormier

WR Customer Care & Finance Manager assigned this issue to WR Customer Care & Finance Manager

Thank you for your inquiry on this existing temporary patch of our roadway, curb or sidewalk. We understand how it must look when we aren’t able to return to these locations as quickly as we all would like to in order to replace those surfaces permanently. And admittedly, we do still have more of a backlog than we would like at this time of the year due to the large number of capital projects that are happening throughout the City that involve both the Water Resources and Street Maintenance Divisions who typically work as a team to tackle these temporary curbs, sidewalks and asphalt patches.

We will be continuing to work with our colleagues in the Street Maintenance Division (who are responsible for concrete work) to try to permanently repair as many of the curb and sidewalk sections as possible this fall. They have begun concrete work the week of 9/18/17.

As for the roadway temporary asphalt patches, the Water Resources Division is working to shift staff resources (a challenge with the Water Capital projects going on) and/or hire a paving contractor (most likely) to lay down permanent hot-mix (a different material that our temporary patches) asphalt patches. Our goal is to address the patch backlog prior to the winter, but at a minimum we will be addressing the highest priority patches – with a focus on those on higher volume roads or where the patch is more fully in the travel way.

Additionally, we are working internally to figure out how we can better narrow the gap between the original work with its temporary patch and the implementation of the final permanent patch.

We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to get everyone back to driving, riding and walking smoothly on our streets and sidewalks.

Thank you for this report. I would like to request that the poor repair at this location take priority, as it is on a very dangerous stretch of road...4 lanes, traffic light intersections, parking garage exit, bus stop, are all converging near this incredibly dangerous road repair. Additionally, this is one of the few north south bike passages and this surface is treacherous on the safest of roads, but this is a scary stretch of traffic, made perilous by this road repair. When can the public and people using this infrastructure expect to have this fixed?

This temporary patch was shored up on 10/16/17. Also, we expect the final permanent patch to be completed before 2017 is over because we did receive several proposals on our bid for a paving contractor. They will be addressing all temporary water patches in the City in addition to other important items. Thank you.

Asphalt patching work was completed this fall. We are reassigning this to our street maintenance division to complete remaining concrete (curb repair) in the Spring. Thank you for your patience on this issue. We fully recognize that we need to have quicker turn around on the installation of our final quality asphalt patches - and we do have a better plan in place for the coming construction year.

This issue was recategorized from Street Pavement Condition: Patch Repair (Water) to Curb Repair.

The Department of Public Works has resolved this request. Thanks for helping to keep Burlington a great place to live and work.
This was repaired in April of 2018.