Engineering and Public Works 2025 Annual Report

EQUIPMENT

ALLEY GRADER The City of Shakopee purchased a box grader to help with maintenance on alleys. This unit is an attachment for a skid steer loader. It is used to help cut out potholes and smooth the driving surface. This unit is more cost effective and operationally efficient than having a larger motor grader. The City maintains more than 10 miles of alleys throughout the community, of which 8.4 miles are made of gravel.

Alley Grader

BRINE MAKER The City of Shakopee has its own brine maker, which helps with ice prevention tactics. Brine is used for ice control and is applied before a winter storm to help reduce the bonding of ice to the pavement. Brine is also used to prewet dry salt as it is applied to the pavement, which helps speed the time it takes to start melting. It also helps reduce salt bouncing off the pavement. All of these benefits result in material savings and reduced environmental impact of salt pollution. The City's brine tank, pictured below, can hold up to 5,500 gallons of brine.

Brine Maker

Inside the brine maker

5,500-gallon Brine Tank

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