From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Paul Brazil Patricia Strayer Gail Coniglio FW: Lane Closures and Bridge Reliability Friday, October 06, 2017 1:22:29 PM Can you find out what the reliability issues really are?       H. Paul Brazil, P.E. Director of Public Works Town of Palm Beach Public Works Department 951 Old Okeechobee Road West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: 561-838-5440 www.townofpalmbeach.com   From: Gail Coniglio [mailto:gailconig1@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 7:24 PM To: Tom Bradford ; Paul Brazil ; John Page ; Jay Boodheshwar Subject: Fwd: Lane Closures and Bridge Reliability   FYI  Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Geoffrey Parker Date: October 5, 2017 at 1:35:49 PM EDT To: Gail Coniglio Subject: Lane Closures and Bridge Reliability Mayor,   Thanks for your call yesterday in which you expressed your deep concern on the above referenced issues.   With regards to the recent lane closures on the east side:  there were deficiencies with the asphalt that had to be corrected per the Contract Specifications.  Unfortunately, this equated to a couple of days of crippling lane closures and impromptu detours at times.  I apologize for this.  We could have done this at night, but given that the original asphalt was done at night and most likely the reason for the deficiencies, we had no interest repeating history. The good news is, that the only work left to be done requirng briei closures is the application oi paint for the road Truth be told, this should have been completed this week, but the rain has prevented that irom happening. Unless something comes completely out of left iield, we should be done with the lane closures of this variety Concerning the reliability otthe brioge, you are absolutely correct there is no reason why a brand new bridge shoulo be plagueo with any issues regaroing operation. We have determine what the "repeat ortenders" are and the Contractor has scheduled a number oi rieid meetings to properly sort and correct this issues with iinality. The Department not accept a bridge that exhibits such behayiors Please let me know ifyou haye any further questions or concerns. Thanks and Regards, Geoff Parker, P.E. Senior Project Engineer oi Memor n1 Bridge Replacement