by Dennis Dalman
The Sartell City Hall parking lot is going to be resurfaced this June and early July.
The city council, at its last meeting, approved the project and awarded the low bid to Knife River Corp. for $115,000. The engineer’s estimate for the project had been $127,000.
The parking lot was constructed in 2001 at the time the new city hall opened.
Sartell City Engineer Jon Halter gave an overview of the upcoming project. The entire lot surface will be milled by 2 inches, then overlaid with a bituminous surface. In addition, there will be some repair work on the concrete medians, some curb-and-gutter repair and replacement of pedestrian ramps.
The lot, Halter said, has begun to show cracks and other wear and tear. Typically, the life span for parking lots and roads is seven to 10 years, but periodic overlays can extend that life to 15 to 20 years, Halter noted.
The construction process will be planned so there will always be motorized and pedestrian access to city hall, Halter noted.
