June 12, 2017 at 3:35 p.m.
County highway committee awards bids for roadwork
County highway committee awards bids for roadwork
On Thursday, the committee awarded those bids, based on the recommendation of highway commissioner Bruce Stefonek.
The county awarded bids for road striping to two different companies. For 22.48 miles of latex, Fahrner Asphalt Sealers was awarded the bid for $46,101.98, while Century Fence was awarded the bid for 18.35 miles of epoxy at a cost of $73,448.40.
For sand and salt to be used in Rhinelander and southwest Oneida County, Musson's was awarded a bid of $2.15 per ton, while Pitlik and Wick was awarded a bid for $2.50 per ton, to be taken out of the Rocky Run or Blue Lake pits.
Chip seal aggregate was bid out once before, but none of the bidders were able to meet the qualifications.
One of the requirements for this bid was for the company to haul the aggregate within 15 miles of Highway J if they do not have a site within the range. If the winning company has a site within 15 miles, they would have the option of hauling it, or the county would do it.
Trapp Brothers in Woodruff bid $9 per ton for the county pick up and $13 per ton for delivery, while High Point Sand and Gravel quoted $8 per ton for pick up.
Stefonek received permission to go with Trapp Brothers, despite its more expensive bid.
After viewing samples, it was determined High Point's aggregate did not meet specifications as it was larger than requested.
Camp American Legion update
At a meeting in May, Camp American Legion director Don Grundy appeared before the committee to request a reduced speed limit on County Highway D in front of the camp in Lake Tomahawk.
Grundy was initially told a traffic study would have to be condiucted before the speed limit could be reduced, but the county came back and reduced the speed limit from 45 to 35 miles per hour.
Those signs didn't last long, as the Department of Transportation ordered the county to remove the signs until the study is completed, Lakeland Times reporter Brian Jopek reported last week.
On Thursday, Stefonek provided an update on the matter.
It was suggested that rumble strips might slow down drivers, but that idea was shot down by the DOT, he explained.
"We did some checking on that and rumble strip installation on the state level was not designed for what American Legion wants to use them for," Stefonek said. "They're primarily used before stop signs, intersections and that sort of thing."
Another reason why the rumble strips wouldn't work is due to the potential noise factor around the lakes.
"He said 'if you put those rumble strips in, the phone will be ringing off the hook,'" Stefonek said of his conversation with the DOT. "It's going to echo across those lakes and wake everybody up."
No action has been taken on the matter thus far.
Nick Sabato may be reached at [email protected] or via Twitter @SabatoNick.
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