Enquiry on Condition of 500 block 13th Street

During Monday's regular city council meeting, I made an enquiry into the surface break in the 500 block of 13th street.

Here is the full enquiry, and the response...

Enquiry
I note that an underground repair in the 500 Block of 13th St was completed this past fall. Recently it settled leaving an uneven road surface for motorists and a potential safety issue. Was this a City repair and what are the plans to ensure this type of situation does not occur again in the future for any other areas of the City where underground repairs occur over the winter months before proper repairs may be done in the following summer construction season?
 
RESPONSE (provided by Mark Yeomans, Director of Public Works) 
An excavation was undertaken at a residence to address a service line leak.
The dig was done on November 28, 2018.  The private underground portion
was repaired by a private contractor and the City repaired the city portion
on the street.  The site in question in the 500 block of 13th Street has been
filled and leveled twice by City staff as required when the surface becomes
uneven or a safety concern.

Winter excavations on City streets generally freeze solid quickly with
normal winter temperatures resulting in minor settling issues until the
thaw in the spring. The current winter season has seen warmer than
normal December temperatures. While the warmer temperatures are
being enjoyed by the residents of Brandon, our sewer and water excavation
sites have been settling far more this winter than normal.  

The normal procedure that Public Works uses in excavation sites to
monitor site settlement is as follows. The excavation site is added to an
inspection list. The Sewer and Water section will regularly inspect the
excavation sites on the inspection list for signs of settling.  If signs of settling
are noticed, then granular base or asphalt grindings will be added to the
excavation and the area smoothed down by a loader or grader to ensure
the site poses no traffic hazard.