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2016 Fâ€"150. i â€"UNDISPUTED "Surface treatment (tar and chip) is an effective and economical way of S . C keeping low volume roads in good condition." Ward 3 Councilior Cindy Lunau conâ€" curred that she hears concerns from ‘ A residents on the issue annually. As a fellow rural Miltonian, Lunau said she understands and sympaâ€" thizes with the concerns, "but mainâ€" o es taining the roads is something we | / y INOâ€"‘EXTRAâ€"CHARGE 4 have a huge investment in here and / O $ 1 ‘5 O 0 | t LX | we must protect them or the bill for /APR* A Va V | NT\E R C i e replacing them will be horrendous." i \ OR ACCEssORIES" ;L""“:‘g"et:'r'o‘:;"fid‘°°:“""“ PURCHASE U (SAFETY |PACKAGE®" maintain s in such a way | | that we don‘t have to reconstruct FINANCING MONTHS \WINTER iTIRES:| RIMS | SENSORS 51 250 them," she said. "There are some adâ€" onseUect/new{201¢|F"1s0|mooels j rCASHIBACK vantages to tar and chip; it encourâ€" ages slower speeds, and it also has a bit of a stronger surface in winter ice." | On the flip side, Lunau said she has also received complaints from peoâ€" - ple where asphalt was put on their | ) roads because they feel it encourâ€" | * ages higher driving speeds. She noted it wasn‘t that long ago that Milton‘s rural roads had no surface treatment and were in worse shape. & "I remember when | couldn‘t drive | _ down the road in the spring â€" literâ€" | «*‘ ally â€" because the mud was so deep that you would lose your car," she said. "We‘ve come a very long way in maintaining our rural roads, and you don‘t have to drive far to find other municipal roads that aren‘t nearly as drivable as ours." 4 Peter also raised concerns about the frequency in which she‘s seeing tar and chip application on her road â€" something that she said has hapâ€" pened twice in less than two years. According to Cripps, rural Milton roads are typically resurfaced with tar and chip every five years, but it could happen sooner if other work is planned for the road, such as a culâ€" vert replacement or pothole repairs. | Once the traffic volume on a roadâ€" way crosses a threshold of approxiâ€" mately 2,000 vehicles per day, it beâ€" comes a candidate for upgrading to | NOIdWVHI NVIGVNVWI NOLTMW | OTOZ ‘€T 1290100 Aepsunyy | g7 an asphalt surface â€" a move that Cripps said costs 10 to 15 times more M IL T O N ed( 1 967 omm ol t 655 MAIN STREET EAST, MILTON The last traffic count done on Peter‘s road, Fifth Line, identified just over www.gallingerford.com 400 vehicles a day, said Cripps. n E; 905â€"87 S'FORD( 3673) h The 2016 Town budget for road surâ€" face treatment with tar and chip sits $20,000.00 @ 0% 84 months = $110 b/w or $239 monthly, COB $0, OAC, see dealer for details. around $1.14 million.