County outlines chip-seal and asphalt schedule; commissioners ask inspection of Sunflower Road spots

Public Works staff told the County Commission that chip-seal work on county roads is scheduled to begin a week from the meeting date and that an asphalt contractor is estimating an August 4 start. Brandon said the chip-seal scope includes Market Road between Independence and Liberty, County Road 5175 north of Liberty to Highway 169 and County Road 5300 east of Coffeyville; the asphalt contractor will start on Tenth Street Road south of Independence and proceed toward Highway 166. Brandon said chip-seal crews expect to complete their work in roughly a week and that asphalt work could take about one to two weeks, estimating roughly three to four lane miles per day for asphalt. He said both projects will use lane-closure traffic control with flagging and a pilot car, reducing operations to a single lane during work. Commissioner Klubine asked staff to inspect several sunken spots on Sunflower Road between 3400 and the refinery curve; the commissioner suggested county crews could feather or cut and replace those sections. Brandon said staff has the Sunflower section on their list to address this year. The minutes record no formal action other than the project-schedule update and no public comments recorded for those items.