Superior City Council apposes 2021 street improvement plan

City council

Residents of Superior were invited to attend a public hearing to review the community’s street plans for the next six years. The hearing was held when members of the city council met Monday evening. Though a representative of the city’s engineering firm was present to discuss the plan, the general public was not represented.

The engineer did briefly review the plan with members of the council.

The one year plan contains a number of smaller maintenance projects while city government continues to save for a major resurfacing project. That project will replace much of the pavement in the Oak Ridge subdivision and Eighth Street from Bloom to west of Central.

As most of that work is still down the road, the one-year plan contains a number of armor coating projects. Armor coat projects include Montana from 13th to 15th, Eleventh Street from Central to Commercial, Tenth from Central to Commercial, Ninth from Central to Commercial, Ninth from Idaho to Washington, Wildcat Drive from Pawprint to Park Street, Pawprint Drive to Park, Pawprint from the bus barn entrance to Lincoln Park Road and First Street from Converse to Louden.

As part of the plan, the street department plans to address several of the storm sewer drop drains which are beginning to settle. In many places the drains will be removed and replaced. The plan is to correct the drop drains on North Park, Washington and Fourteenth streets. Additional projects may be added.

In the Oak Ridge Subdivision, it is anticipated a portion of Random Road will be replaced.

Additionally, the street department hopes to widen the Highway 8 and County Road 3750 intersection to make it easier for trucks to enter the nearby grain elevator.

If all work is completed as planned, the remaining portion of Fourteenth Street between Kansas and Commercial will be paved with concrete. This will complete the concrete paving of Fourteenth Street.

Andrew Brittenham, utility manager, reported the previous week’s problems were brought out by the polar vortex which sent temperatures plunging into the basement.

As the other utility departments were busy and unable to help, the street department was slower in clearing the streets of snow.

At the waste water plant, tents were placed so space heaters could be used to keep the exposed systems from freezing.

While the water department did not have trouble with mains breaking, a number of customer pipes did break and water had to be turned off.

Since the rolling blackout on Monday, the city utility has negotiated with the Nebraska Public Power District with the hope it will not be necessary to again shut-off power to Brodstone Hospital. Brittenham said Monday’s shut-off was not anticipated.

The natural gas system worked as designed but demand was about 500 percent of normal.

 

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