Street Maintenance
2026 PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE UPDATES
SEPTEMBER 3RD UPDATE:
The City of Sandy would like to provide an updated schedule for the upcoming paving work next week:
- Tuesday, September 8: The contractor will be completing saw cutting in preparation for the road base repairs at each location on the map.
- Wednesday, September 9: Road base repairs will be completed on Beers and Chinook.
- Thursday, September 10: Locations #3 and #4 on Dubarko will be repaired and paved.
- Friday, September 11: Location #16 on Dubarko and the Hwy 211 location will be repaired and paved.
Please use caution around these work areas and expect some traffic impacts while the work is underway.
Paving Map (September 8th - 11th)
SEPTEMBER 1ST UPDATE:
The City of Sandy’s slurry seal work has been completed. The contractor finished all slurry seal work on Thursday, August 27. Over the next few days City staff will walk the completed streets and identify any areas that may need additional repairs.
Paving work will begin the week of September 7. Knife River will begin the paving portion of the project, with the following work scheduled for next week:
- Wednesday, September 9: Chinook spot repair. Please see the map showing the detour while this work is completed. Access to Skogan Road from Aubin Street will be open while this work is completed.
- Thursday, September 10: Beers Street, between Proctor and Pleasant
Thank you for your patience as we continue working to improve and maintain Sandy’s streets.
AUGUST 25TH UPDATE:
The City contractor will be applying slurry seal to several roads Thursday August 27th as part of our ongoing pavement maintenance program.
What is slurry seal? Slurry seal is a mixture of asphalt emulsion, fine aggregate, and other materials that is applied over the existing roadway. It helps seal the pavement, protect it from water and weather, and extend the life of the road—at a much lower cost than paving the street.
Before the slurry seal: Earlier this month City crews crack sealed the roads that will be slurry sealed. This involves filling and sealing cracks in the existing pavement to help keep water from getting underneath the roadway and causing further damage.
What residents can expect: Roads will be closed for several hours while crews are working and giving the material time to fully cure. Please follow all traffic-control signs and directions from workers.
Road condition: The road may look rough, dark, or uneven at first. This is normal as the material finishes curing and excess rock is removed. The City street sweeper will pick up the loose material left behind. Over the first few weeks the surface will settle and become smoother as traffic and weather help the pavement reach its finished condition.
We appreciate everyone's patience while this work is completed. Slurry sealing is an important part of the City's pavement maintenance program and helps extend the life of our roads before more costly repairs are needed.
View 2026 Street Maintenance Locations Here
STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM INFORMATION
The City has implemented a pavement management system to prioritize resurfacing projects and repairs. The system considers the condition and traffic volume of a particular street section and determines the most cost-effective treatment and timing. Much as you would want to repaint your home before the wood is exposed to the elements and damaged, the goal of the pavement management system is to keep existing streets from deteriorating past the point of economical repair.
Resurfacing of existing streets is funded by a two-cent per gallon tax on all motor fuel (gas and diesel) sold in the City. We receive approximately $300,000 per year from this source. The current street resurfacing and maintenance program can be seen at the link below.
We also receive approximately $900,000 per year from State Motor Fuel Tax receipts. These funds cover street sweeping, street lighting, and miscellaneous street maintenance items like striping, traffic signs, snow and ice control, pothole patching, and so on.
Nearly all streets are constructed by developers and turned over to the City for maintenance. As a result, the City takes on significant future liabilities for maintenance. Many streets constructed over the last 20 plus years are reaching the point where less expensive resurfacing projects will no longer repair the deterioration and more expensive 'dig and replace' solutions will be needed.
