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HI EVERYONE! I'M PATI MORAN WITH STREET TALK.
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE STREET DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES OF STREETS AND ALLEYS THROUGHOUT GARLAND, ALL OF THEM REQUIRE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND ONE WAY TO GREATLY EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE STREET IS BY APPLYING THE ASPHALT OVERLAY.
FIRST, AN ASSESSMENT IS MADE TO DETERMINE IF A STREET IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR AN OVERLAY. TYPICALLY THE OVERLAY PROCESS ONLY TAKES A DAY TO COMPLETE.
ONE BIG ADVANTAGE TO AN OVERLAY IS THAT THE WORK IS LONG-LASTING, COST-EFFECTIVE AND MUCH LESS DISRUPTIVE THAN A COMPLETE STREET REPLACEMENT, WHICH CAN TAKE WEEKS TO COMPLETE. HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT BEFORE AN OVERLAY IS APPLIED TO YOUR STREET.
AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE WORK BEGINS, STREET DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WILL HAND DELIVER TO RESIDENTS' HOMES, A NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE UPCOMING WORK, ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO PREPARE FOR THAT DAY.
WE GIVE YOU THESE NOTICES BECAUSE THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS TOW A VEHICLE, BUT THE STREETS MUST BE CLEAR BEFORE RESURFACING CAN BEGIN. THAT'S WHY WE GIVE THEM 10 DAYS NOTICE AND THEN THREE DAYS PRIOR, WE'LL PUT THE STAKES OUT AND THEN WE GO FROM, 16 HOURS BEFORE A PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ANY VEHICLES LEFT ON THE STREET WILL GET A VIOLATION TAG ASKING OWNERS TO REMOVE IT. WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO IDENTIFY AND LOCATE THE OWNER BEFOREHAND BUT IF THEY CAN'T BE REACHED, AS A LAST RESORT, IT WILL HAVE TO BE TOWED SO WORK CAN BEGIN.
ON THE DAY WORK BEGINS, THE STREET IS CLEANED AND A TWO-INCH LAYER OF ASPHALT IS APPLIED ON TOP OF THE EXISTING STREET SURFACE.
THIS PROVIDES A SMOOTHER RIDE, REDUCES NOISE, AND IMPROVES SKID RESISTANCE ALL WHILE EXTENDING THE STREET'S USEFUL LIFE FOR MANY YEARS.
ALSO, UNLIKE A CONCRETE REPLACEMENT, THE SURFACE CAN BE DRIVEN ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD. IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND YOU NEED TO LEAVE, JUST LET A STREET DEPARTMENT WORKER KNOW AND THEY CAN GUIDE YOU IN OR OUT SAFELY.
WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR COOPERATION IN THIS PROJECT AND ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WE KNOW IT CAN BE AN INCONVENIENCE BUT LOOK AT THE STREET. A STREET THAT WILL BE HERE FOR MANY MORE YEARS TO COME. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT STREET.GARLANDTX.GOV AND SUBSCRIBE TO OUR E-NEWSLETTER. THIS IS PATI MORAN FROM STREET TALK!
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.