Town reviews 2026 pavement plan as contractor extends 2025 pricing; Willow Parkway materials ordered

At the work session staff reviewed the town's 2026 pavement management plan and the status of several projects, including the Willow Parkway culvert and drainage basin replacement. Staff member said the town ordered materials immediately because corrugated plastic storm pipe faces a 25% price increase effective April 15 and that Jefferson Concrete shop drawings for catch basins were received and will be ordered after the meeting. "They're gonna mobilize in the next 60 days to do that work," the staff member said of the county contract crew.

The presentation noted contractor Rosselli agreed to extend 2025 pricing into 2026 for the town. Staff member provided a comparison of asphalt index rates, saying the town's last contract rate was about "$83 a ton" and that at current indexes it would be "about a $104 a ton," a sizable jump that will affect budgeting. The plan documents include contingency assumptions; staff said estimates carry a high contingency (discussed around 60%) and that adding an extra quarter inch in quantities produced an approximate 16.6% increase used to cover binder repairs.

Staff highlighted specific paving priorities: larger work in Radisson (North Entry, Carpenter) and select work in Fairways North (Greenleaf Drive South), and warned older subdivision streets may require full‑depth reconstruction rather than preservation. The board discussed tracking past years' spending; a member requested a decade of PMP history to compare planned work to what was actually completed.

Next steps: staff will proceed with material orders, monitor mobilization timelines, and provide the board with cost and historical tracking information; the Willow Parkway project is expected to move forward once the county contractor mobilizes.