The paving crew from Stirling Enterprises will be moving into Dauphin in the next week or so to begin road and street asphalting. This year the City of Dauphin is planning on doing in excess of $1 million of asphalt road repairs, pothole fixes and road reconstruction. This is the single largest commitment of local tax dollars to road repairs in over a decade, and will make a significant impact on the community.
“City Council has been listening to the residents of Dauphin, who have stressed repeatedly the importance of good roads”, said Mayor Eric Irwin. “We’re extremely proud to be able to do this much road and street work this year, and it’s even better it can be done without raising property taxes.”
Thus far this year the City has spent $37,045 on pothole repairs, and another $128,366 in asphalt patching. The 2017 Financial Plan calls for an additional $746,550 in either road reconstruction or asphalt mill and overlay projects. In addition, Public Works has been able to find an extra $80,000 within their budget due to the extremely favourable weather this year and the efficiencies that resulted to allocate to even more asphalt work. When combined with the remaining roads and street budget money, this results in $100,000 in additional asphalt road repairs planned for the fall.
