Eleven segments of roadways in Lake Wales will be milled and reshaped before applying a new two-inch lift of asphalt. Construction begins on select roadways on Monday, January 6th.
The list of roadways: Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bullard Avenue East., Center Street, Cypress Garden Lane, Druid Circle, Fourth Street South, Fifth Street East, Johnson Avenue East, Polk Avenue East, Polk Avenue West and Tillman Avenue East.
Public Works Operations Manager Nancy Hernandez said, “Our City’s program is a six-year plan that includes an inventory of roadways with condition ratings and prescribed treatment methods.”
Upon completion of this next phase of construction, more than 25 segments of roadways will have been resurfaced since 2022. Prescribed treatment methods are based on condition ratings. Roadways classified as “end-of-life” are milled and resurfaced with a two-inch layer of asphalt. Roadways classified as “remaining service life” are treated with a cape seal or a double-micro slurry of liquid asphalt.
““Spending the extra time to closely assess each street allowed us to prescribe pavement treatment methods matched to each street's individual pavement condition index rating, allowing us to cost-effectively improve more streets,” City Manager James Slaton said.
The City’s pavement management program was funded for the first time in 2021.