The Town Council has approved a staff request to add funding to its cooperative purchase agreement with Roadsafe Traffic Systems, Inc. for temporary traffic control barricades.

Public Works Director Justin Weldy was asking for an additional $50,000 to augment the existing agreement. Weldy explained the Town uses a wide range of contractors across all departments to support existing staff with its duties. Public Works uses Roadsafe to provide temporary traffic control devices to assist Street personnel with maintenance projects.

The contract covers rental, delivery, installation and pick-up of work zone barricades used for lane closures when needed to provide safe work zones. The agreement also includes necessary control devices needed by the fire department, law enforcement and in the event of traffic signal outages or flooding.

Weldy did tell the council he has a second amendment to the Roadsafe agreement to deal with special events that he will be bringing for council consideration at a later date.