Streets getting done this summer

Posted on June 23, 2015 | 1 Comment

From the Superintendent, at my request, the list of streets the DPW will work on this summer, beginning in mid-July:

TOWN OF MEDFIELD

Office of
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

KENNETH P. FEENEY
Superintendent

To: Board of Selectmen
MEDFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Attached is the listing of the 2015 stone seal roads .

STONE SEAL ROADS
Bridge Street
Cross Street
Elm Street
Elm Street School to line
Knollwood
Noonhill Road
Plain Street
School Street
Frairy Street
Vinald Road
Cottage Street
Mitchell Street
Mitchell Place
Adams Street
Copperwood Road
Clayton Street
Bishop Lane

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One response to “Streets getting done this summer”

  1. cdonner | June 24, 2015 at 5:57 pm |

    Pete, Green Street was done this way in 2009 and Pine Street a few years earlier. I’d argue that both streets would look the same today if they had not been resurfaced with the chip-and-tar approach a few years ago. The financial or technical benefits from this technique are marginal because major road repairs are still needed at the same intervals.
    So while there is no clear advantage, there are many disadvantages. Tire noise increases drastically, and there are health implications for residents from increased noise and noise-related stress. There is dust pollution during construction and for months after construction. The surface is not adequate for road bikes because of the rough texture and the loose aggregate. Loose aggregate will damage vehicle paint as well.
    There is growing resistance against this technology around the country and we should stop using it in Medfield rather sooner than later.
    http://road.cc/content/news/127430-petition-against-surface-dressing-gets-10000-signatures

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