OSWEGO TOWN, NY – Oswego Town Highway Superintendent David Sterio has announced that paving work in the town of Oswego has been completed for the season.
Furniss Station Road and Regan Drive have been re-surfaced using a “Micro-Pave” instead of the more common #7 asphalt.
“For as long as we remember, the town has been applying the same type of asphalt on our roads. Due to the high cost, we usually pave one mile per year, and use ‘stone and oil’ on the other couple miles,” he said.
According to Sterio, the town of Oswego paved almost three miles of road surface this year, while spending less than previous years.
The town of Oswego has used crews from the county for almost a decade, and utilized other private contractors before that.
“For a town of our size, spending $400,000 on a paver to use it for one week just doesn’t make sense, Sterio said. “That’s why towns and villages within the county use outside contractors.”
“While the contractors are paving the roads, our Oswego Town highway employees are able to continue to clean ditches and culverts, mow the roadside, and pick up residential brush and weeds,” he added. “This year, due to the rain, our contractor worked overtime, including Saturday to finish the work. Since the work was contracted, the town didn’t have to pay for overtime as if our own crews were doing the work. That cost was absorbed by the contractor, and we were able to complete the projects without going over budget.”
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