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Road Department Excavator and Flatbed |
 In April 2009, Montgomery County purchased an excavator and a flatbed trailer with loading ramps to haul it to various road job sites in the county. This will enable the county to handle larger road projects, including large culverts, without having to rent equipment or subcontract out the work. The county has qualified personnel that can operate this type of equipment.
The monetary savings gained by renting an excavator for the Southland Drive road paving project made it very apparent that owning this type of heavy construction equipment was a necessity. Over $20,000.00 of county money was saved by handling the project with county personnel and rented equipment.
The money savings gained by owning an excavator are tremendous. As road problems arise some are huge. Large culverts have to be installed, and sometimes complete washouts occur. The county backhoe is too small for some of these bigger problem jobs. This became very clear with the installation of the four large culverts on Southland Drive. These pipes were five feet in diameter. That's much too large for the county backhoe to handle.
In addition to the monetary savings, these large repairs can be handled faster and more efficiently with this type of heavy equipment. The new county excavator was already being used during it's first week in the county. Look for the excavator working on a county road near you.
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