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Checked, noted,
scheduled.

Bridge inspections, road projects and water main replacements — written down as the work happens, and posted where you can find it.

See current updatesHow the capital plan works
Underside of a steel girder bridge with daylight between the beams
Underside of a girder span — the view from an inspection route.Field note 01 · Bridges

Field note 01 · Bridges

Bridge
inspections

Every bridge and culvert we maintain is walked, looked at from underneath, and written down. Condition is recorded on site and folded into the work that follows.

Gloved hand holding a tape measure against a bridge deck joint
Fig. 01Deck and joint check, written up on site.

What we look at, and what we log

  1. 01

    Deck and joints

    Cracking, spalling and standing water at the joints — the first place a hard winter shows up.

    Logged
  2. 02

    Steel and bearings

    Rust, section loss and packed corrosion at the bearings, where movement is meant to happen freely.

    Noted
  3. 03

    Underside and abutments

    Cracking in the concrete, movement at the abutment walls, and anything growing where it should not be.

    Routine
  4. 04

    Water and scour

    What the creek is doing to the channel around the piers — undercutting, debris, changed flow after a flood.

    Recheck
  5. 05

    Posting and signage

    Load limits, clearance warnings and the signs drivers depend on, checked for condition and legibility.

    Scheduled

Field note 02 · Streets

Road projects

Street work is scheduled around condition, drainage and the routes people use most. Every project moves through the same four steps, and each step is posted before it starts.

02Paving crew and roller working a residential street
Surfacing under way — one lane kept open where it can be.
  1. 01

    Survey and design

    We walk the street, check drainage and measure what is there before anything is drawn up.

  2. 02

    Utilities first

    Water, sewer and gas lines are moved or protected before the surface is touched.

  3. 03

    Construction

    Paving, curbs and drainage go in, with driveway and pedestrian access kept open wherever it can be.

  4. 04

    Striping and closeout

    Line striping, signage and a final walk-through with the crew before the project is signed off.

Open trench on a street with a new water main pipe laid at the bottom
Fig. 02Main replacement, trench open and service maintained.

Field note 03 · Water

Water main
replacements

Older mains fail at the joints and at the valves. When a main is replaced, the work is staged so service stays on and the street is put back the way it was found.

Pipe and valves
Mains past their reliable life, and the valves that no longer shut off cleanly when they are needed.
Service lines
Connections from the main to the property line, replaced while the trench is open rather than dug twice.
Restoration
Pavement, curb and lawn put back to match the street — last, and to the same standard as the rest of the project.

Field note 04 · Capital plan

How the capital plan is built

The capital plan is the list of bigger work — bridges, streets and mains — sorted into the seasons ahead. It comes out of field notes, not guesswork.

01Condition

Condition first

Inspections and field notes tell us where an asset stands. Three things get attention first: safety, service, and the cost of waiting another year.

02Priority

Priority

Work is ranked by how many people depend on it and what happens if it fails — the culvert serving one lane and the main serving a whole block are weighed differently.

03Sequencing

Sequencing

Not everything can happen in one season. Projects are grouped so crews, materials and street closures land in an order that keeps the town moving.

04Review

Review

The plan is published, and the schedule is updated as each project moves from the list into the street.

Field note 05 · Construction updates

What we're moving on now

Updates go up as work moves — what is open, what is closed, and what the weather is doing to the schedule.

  1. Before the first freeze

    Snow plow routes are driven and re-driven, salt supplies are checked, and the equipment goes through its paces before the first storm.

  2. Deep winter

    Bridge and culvert inspections carry on wherever access is safe. Anything urgent is logged and scheduled for the thaw.

  3. Thaw

    Pothole patching, catch basin clearing and water main checks start as soon as the ground allows it.

  4. Late spring

    Street work resumes — crack sealing first, then resurfacing and water main replacements from the capital plan.