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FRISCO PUBLIC WORKS IS TAKING CARE OF SIDEWALK ISSUES, ONE CUT AT A TIME. "IT ALLOWS US TO
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ADDRESS TRIP HAZARDS FASTER." "SIDEWALK PRECISION CUTTING CAN TAKE A TRIP HAZARD UP TO SAY 2 IN AND SLICE IT DOWN TO WHERE IT'S LEVEL TO THE ADJACENT SIDEWALK PAD NEXT TO IT AND THAT ELIMINATES THAT TRIP HAZARD." THESE PROBLEMS ARE CREATED BY GROUND MOVEMENT, CAUSING THE SIDEWALK TO BECOME UNEVEN AT JOINTS. THE CITY OF FRISCO HAS USED THIS METHOD TO FIX THESE TYPES OF ISSUES FOR NEARLY TWO YEARS. "IT ALLOWS US TO COME IN, EVALUATE TRIP HAZARDS IN VARIOUS AREAS AND GET TO THEM MUCH FASTER THAN REMOVING AND REPLACING THEM. IT'S COST EFFECTIVE. WE'RE BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND WE CAN JUST ADDRESS ISSUES A LOT FASTER WITH THIS METHOD." THE PROCESS TO ELIMINATE A PROBLEM WITH THIS METHOD ALSO HAPPENS QUICKLY. "THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF A TRIP HAZARD IN ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 30 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE HAZARD. THEY'RE SLICING IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME. IT SHAVES OFF, IT'S ALMOST LIKE, I COMPARE IT TO LIKE A MEAT CUTTER. YOU CAN SEE IT COMING OFF IN THIN LAYERS." PUBLIC WORKS ALWAYS HAS AN EYE OUT FOR POTENTIAL PROBLEMS, BUT RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY ISSUES. PLEASE CALL PUBLIC WORKS AT 972-292-5800 OR SEND AN EMAIL TO PUBLICWORKS@FRISCOTEXAS.GOV.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.