Resurfacing Rio Concho Again for $1.4 million

City Council will take up seventeen items in the Consent Agenda when it meets on September 9th.   Item eleven is:

k.  Consider awarding ES-05-21 Rio Concho Full Depth Reclamation to Reece Albert, Inc. in the amount of $1,396,642.86 and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all related documents

The Rio Concho rehabilitation, from S. Magdalen to Bell Street, involves a full depth reclamation (FDR) of the roadway. FDR is a reincorporation of the existing asphalt pavement and the existing base material along with cement and asphalt additives to provide a solid foundation for a new pavement surface.

Years ago the city tried to rehabilitate portions of Rio Concho with its new $1.2 million Benedetti machine.  

The pilot operation produced a less than uniform surface for drivers. The City eventually returned the Benedetti machine after failing to make it work as intended.  

Another gateway to the Downtown Business District is slated for renewal.

Update 9-11-21:  City Council approved the $1.4 resurfacing of Rio Concho in the Consent Agenda with no discussion of the item.