By Kim McDarison
The Fort Atkinson City Council approved Tuesday several roads to receive surface asphalt repair or replacement as well as some spot repairs for curb and gutter and driveway approaches within the city.
The work is slated to be done this year.
According the City Engineer Andy Selle, work to be done along Industrial Drive will include moving the road, placing it within its appropriate right-of-way, and improving sanitary and water utilities around the Jones Dairy Farm campus.
The following list of roadways will see improvements this year:
- McMillen Street, from North High Street to Florence Street.
- North Fourth Street, from North Main Street to High Street.
- Van Buren Street, from Wilson Avenue to Robert Street.
- Council Street, from Van Buren Street to W. Sherman Avenue.
- Monroe Street, from Van Buren Street to Riverside Drive.
- Milwaukee Avenue West, from Terminus to South Main Street.
- South Water Street East, from Purdy Street to Roland Avenue.
- Zida Street, from South Fourth Street to Terminus.
- Bluff Street, from Milwaukee Avenue to South Fourth Street.
- Craig Street, from South High Street to East Street.
- Elm Street, from Whitewater Avenue to South High Street.
- Walton Court, from Terminus to Walton Street.
- Industrial Drive, from Rockwell Avenue to Klement Street.
- Klement Street, from Industrial Drive to Terminus.
- Butler Drive, from Industrial Drive to Terminus.
- Summit Drive, from Highland Avenue to Hackbarth Road.
Two bids to perform the work were received, Selle said, with Wolf Paving submitting the low bid at $1.784 million. Council approved the bid submitted by Wolf Paving.
The second bid was received from Payne and Dolan in the amount of $2.359 million.
Selle said both companies had performed work for the city before, with Wolf Paving last working in the city in 2020.
Council also approved paving work to be performed in the parking lot at Jones Park.
Selle noted that work would be paid for using several funding sources, including $598,000 coming from the city’s annual budget for street work; $209,000 coming from annual vehicle registration fees, also known as wheel tax; $64,441 coming from County LRIP funds (a 1991-established Wisconsin Department of Transportation Local Roads Improvement Program); $387,776 from an MLS grant award (Wisconsin Department of Transportation Multimodal Local Supplement grant), and $150,000 coming from a contribution made by Jones Dairy Farm.
According to Selle, “The most variable funding is in the form of a loan, already secured from Premier Bank, to be used on the additional work associated with the MLS Grant from the state of Wisconsin for improvements to our industrial parks. The loan allows us to make up the difference from fixed sources of funding already dedicated to the overall project.”
To reach the $1.784 million required for the outlined work, according to a chart presented to council, a draw on the Premier Bank loan of $375,094 is required.
Responding to questions, Selle said he was unable to report the exact number of miles of roadway that would be affected, but did say he believed council would find that number unimpressive, further noting that roadwork is expensive.
An earlier story about the MLS grant, loans and work to be performed in the city’s industrial parks is found here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/city-approves-borrowing-for-dump-truck-street-repair/.
The above chart as supplied to council Tuesday shows funding sources identified to pay for road improvements planned for completion this year.
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