Paving Update: Year in Review.
City of Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Works Chuck Marshall announced today that DPW doubled its paving effort in 2025 when compared to 2024.
Under the guidance of Deputy Commissioner Tad Roemer, with support of the streets and highway working supervisors the DPW paved 36 street or street sections in 2025, representing a 111% increase when compared to 2024 when 17 streets were addressed. The department also utilized more material in 2025, where 15,178 tons of asphalt was disbursed to fix roads compared to 9,575 tons in 2024.
The paving program consisted of 12 weeks of paving starting April 8th and concluding on September 25th.
“This was an incredible year of paving for the City and I want to recognize the planning efforts of Deputy Roemer, the leadership of the Working Supervisors Ray Green, Dave Kenyon, JJ Nichols, and Tom McGraw, along with the dedication of the DPW workforce in completing this outstanding work,” said Marshall.
The paving season presented additional challenges for the department in 2025 including the July 4th racing festival, the Belmont Stakes Festival, multiple National Grid service line replacements, and additional racing days that required heightened coordination in a condensed paving season. With all the street work and construction that occurred in 2025, Marshall recognized the need to limit disruptions for the business community for next year.
“We also planned for next year by completing a final stretch of Broadway and a long section of Ballston Ave to limit disruptions in 2026 with paving and shutdowns,” Marshall continued, “everyone benefits and safety improves with well maintained roads, I credit the DPW team with working very hard this year to provide this for the community.”
All paving during 2025 was completed utilizing the DPW workforce and will be reimbursed through the NYSDOT CHIPs program.