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Highway Department Upgrades Equipment

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Darrell Martineau is one of the Gradall Operators

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By John T. Ryan

The Peru Highway Department’s new excavator has arrived. Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell included a new excavator in his 2016 budget and the Town Board approved the purchase in February. The Model D154 Gradall replaced a Gradall purchased used in 1995. A Gradall excavator can be used for grading, culvert replacement, landscaping, mowing, vegetation control, removal and replacement of curbs, gutters and sidewalks, and more. The D154 is a 4-wheel drive machine that can be driven to a worksite at highway speeds.

The machine was purchased under New York Contract from Vantage Equipment of Albany on five-year lease-own agreement at a cost of $58,276 per year ($291,380 total). After five years the town will own the machine. The old machine was sold to the Town of Chesterfield for $25,700. Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell believes the new machine will have a useful life of approximately 30 years.

Town Highway Department personnel maintain 82-84 miles of highways.