Amherst Department of Public Works Strategic Plan FY

Amherst Department of Public Works Strategic Plan FY 20 – FY 26

Department of Public Works Mission Statement • To effectively and efficiently manage the infrastructure placed in our care (travel ways, facilities and common grounds) so that residents have convenient access to safe and durable assets throughout the town. Vision Statement • To reinvest in and upgrade our roads, bridges, municipal buildings and common grounds in compliance with all federal, state, local and historic codes and regulations. • To manage stormwater, solid waste and municipal septic in compliance with all applicable regulations.

Targeted Outcomes: • Outcome #1: Roads: 68% or greater of Amherst roads are rated good according to industry standard (pavement condition index(PCI)) by 2025. • Outcome #2: Bridges 2018 - By 2025, six additional Amherst bridges & water crossings will be built or upgraded to last for 75+ years with the last 3 enrolled in DOT’s program.

Targeted Outcomes: • Outcome #3: Town Buildings By 2025 all Amherst town buildings and outbuildings are functionally sound and compliant will appropriate regulations and codes. DPW will lead a strategic analysis for all town building needs by 2020. • Outcome #4: DPW Management Systems By 2020, Amherst DPW will achieve work force productivity of 90%. • Outcome #5: Stormwater Amherst will continue to comply with evolving requirements of the Clean Water Act under the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit issued by the EPA. This goal is evolving from DPW leading to collaboration between Community Development and DPW.

ROADS 68% or greater of Amherst roads are rated good according to industry standard pavement condition index (PCI) by 2025.

Road Funding Plan – FY 20 through FY 25 Year Total FY Yellow to Red to Overlay Green (Red) Miles Present Total Red Required Yellow Miles Road Funding Miles 54. 00 34. 00 29. 00 $ 1, 100, 000 FY 20 0. 46 2. 54 - 57. 00 33. 54 26. 46 $ 1, 300, 000 FY 21 1. 76 2. 12 1. 57 60. 88 31. 78 24. 34 $ 1, 500, 000 FY 22 1. 69 2. 49 0. 72 65. 06 30. 09 21. 85 $ 1, 700, 000 FY 23 2. 51 3. 22 1. 09 70. 79 27. 58 18. 63 $ 1, 900, 000 FY 24 1. 16 2. 68 0. 62 74. 63 26. 42 15. 95 $ 2, 100, 000 FY 25 2. 43 3. 41 0. 83 80. 47 23. 99 12. 54 $ 2, 300, 000 Current 46% 29% 25% FY 25 69% 21% 11%

Shifting the Balance of Road Ratings Our goal is to attain 68 % roads as good and 21% as fair by 2025. (11% red roads) Amherst road ratings (in miles) 2010 - 2025 140 120 100 80 60 40 2018 2025 Poor Fair Good

Bridges By 2025, six additional Amherst bridges & water crossings will be built or upgraded to last for 75+ years with the last 3 enrolled in DOT’s program.

Bridges There are 20 bridges in Amherst. • 2 are permanently closed. Not included in charts. • 14 are NH DOT defined bridges. • 4 are Town of Amherst water crossings.

Current Status of Amherst Bridges & large culverts Green bridges - 9 Yellow bridge - 3 Red listed bridges - 3 Large culverts (red) - 3 • 2018 work done. • Horace Greeley Rd. Bridge was replaced • Thornton Ferry Rd 1 red listed bridge temporary repair • 2019 work needed. • Boston Post Rd by 122 • Souhegan River by SHS • Spring Rd by Lynch Farm.

NH DOT Rating Table for Bridges 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Excellent Condition Very Good Condition Satisfactory Condition Fair Condition Poor Condition Serious Condition Critical Condition Imminent Failure Condition Failed Condition

Bridges by Construction Method • 8 are single or multi-culvert design, of which 6 are at risk of failure. • 3 qualify for the state bridge replacement program. • 4 are town responsibility. 8 Amherst bridge ratings by construction method 6 4 2 0 Large-culverts Concrete Frame/ Box, In Place 1 through 5 6 Steel Beam 7 through 9 • By 2025 six at risk steel culvert crossings will be replaced with Concrete Box or Beam.

Shifting the Balance of Bridge Condition Amherst Bridge Condition 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2011 2018 Grey 2021 Red Yellow Green 2026

Total Bridge Cost Through FY 26 (in 1000’s of Dollars) FY-20 FY-21 FY-22 FY-23 FY-24 FY-25 FY-26 Totals Design/Construction State Estimated State Funding Program Continues. Up Front 40% State Funding Program Continues. Post Construction 40% Amherst Out of Pocket Costs (20%) Amherst Multi-culvert 100 Replacement Program Amherst Maintenance 15 Program Amherst Total Costs 115 Amherst Total Cost if State Funding Program Discontinued 115 1098 1, 980 960 5, 588 (439) (792) (384) (1615) 220 396 192 808 75 175 15 15 15 105 90 235 411 15 207 15 718 90 1113 1, 995 15 975 15 4318 Under state funding program Amherst can upgrade all bridges by 2025 for $718 K

Town Buildings By 2025 all Amherst town buildings and outbuildings are functionally sound and compliant with all appropriate regulations and codes.

Town Buildings Current Conditions Town Hall Central Fire South Fire Police Library Recreation DPW Structure/Shell Heating Air Conditioning Work/Mtg. Spaces Sanitary Systems Utilities Storage Spaces Grounds/Drainage

• Town Buildings Required Work Town Hall – Brick work restoration, windows and door rehabilitation, side door , intrusion detection enhancements, trim painting and A/C replacement. • Fire/Rescue (Central) – Complete the emergency generator back up to the police facility. • Fire/Rescue (South) – Bathroom improvements, apparatus overhead door upgrades. • Police – Rear siding replacement and fascia boards and as air conditioning units fail upgrades for eliminating Freon refrigerant. Safety Complex drainage. • Library – As Air Conditioning units fail they will require upgrades to eliminate Freon refrigerants. • Recreation – Bulkhead and drainage improvements and Air conditioning unit upgrades for eliminating Freon refrigerants. • DPW – Dedicated mechanics space, garage bays repurposing and A/C replacement.

DPW Management Systems By 2020 Amherst DPW will achieve work force productivity of 90%.

DPW Management Systems We have implemented our Mobile 311 maintenance management software. – Building out the geospatial data base: street signs, crosswalks, sidewalks, dire hydrant, and all of the storm water assets: catch basins, culverts, under drain, curbing, impaired water bodies and drainage flows. – Entering all work into by type and priority. – Assigning work to crew electronically. – Proposing changes to tailor the system to our needs – Addressing materials used.

DPW Management Systems • Trialed split 10 hour work days for the summer season. • Trialed new material for road side erosion. • Empowered crew to work independently with end result assigned rather than step by step directions. • In process for adjusting plow routes for more efficient winter storm response. • In process for reorganizing the department roles to address work type versus title.

Stormwater Amherst will continue to comply with evolving requirements of the Clean Water Act under the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permit issued by the EPA.

Stormwater • Collaborating with Community Development to develop a new way of ensuring compliance and addressing the new permit requirements outside the narrow view of DPW. • Summer interns worked with town planner to integrate all previously gathered data into Arc GIS. • Attended multiple trainings to take our annual water samples. They were cross checked for data quality by outside parties.

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