Road Committee
The Road Committee oversees the maintenance, plowing, and other issues related to City roads.
Services
The Road Committee oversees the contracts for maintenance (grading, gravel application, brush cutting, culvert installation, etc.) and snow plowing of city roads and public parking areas. Request for Quotes are issued once a year for non-winter road maintenance and once for winter plowing.
News
Brushing Update. The Road Committee is working to keep your neighborhood roads safe and serviceable for you and your neighbors. The Committee directed roadside brushing this winter along city roads where shrubs and small trees encroached on the traffic-way and shoulders. The initial pass through large alders with the brush mower left some unsightly debris and incompletely cut stems. We will return in spring and summer to retreat brushed areas to improve appearance and effectiveness. We encourage neighborhood residents to pick up and dispose of cut stems to improve the appearance of their roadsides. Alder stems make great firewood, by the way!
Brushing will continue to be needed from time to time to provide for driver visibility and sight distance, and to enable road maintenance activities such as snow plowing and grading. Residents who prefer to cut brush along their property edges may do so in advance of machine brushing but must be sure to cut alders that reach over over the road or will impede plowing of snow off the shoulder. During winter, please help by cutting back any large alders or small trees along your property that bend out over the road under snow load. Your cooperation and assistance are much appreciated.
Building a new road in Gustavus? Be sure to review the New Road Construction Quality Standards.
