Committee approves list of 216 blocks for RMRA-funded resurfacing; forwarded to full Board

The Land Use and Transportation Committee on May 23 forwarded a resolution certifying a list of street resurfacing projects that San Francisco Public Works intends to fund with fiscal year 2022–23 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) dollars, the committee clerk said.

Victoria Chang, who identified herself as with Capital Finance in San Francisco Public Works, told the panel the list includes six projects covering 216 blocks and that the projects are currently in design and expected to be advertised for construction later in 2022 or in the first half of 2023. She described RMRA as funds derived from the additional gas and diesel taxes enacted by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, and said the California Transportation Commission requires adoption of an annual project list before jurisdictions receive funds.

On project selection, Chang said the program relies primarily on pavement condition index scores and whether a segment is on a multimodal route, such as transit or bicycle corridors; officials also weigh project readiness, the need to coordinate with utilities or other agencies, and an equitable distribution across the city. "We typically look at several factors including, you know, mainly the PCI score of a segment, as well as whether that segment is on a multimodal route," she said.

A caller, David Pilpel, raised procedural questions and concerns, saying the list referenced the old supervisorial districting and asking whether pavement methods and PCI context were available. Pilpel said the work scopes he found appeared to be grind-and-pave rather than full reconstruction and urged coordination with the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Public Utilities Commission.

Chair Supervisor Mirna Melgar moved to forward the resolution with a positive recommendation. Supervisors Peskin and Dean Preston recorded "aye" votes and the clerk announced three ayes; the committee passed the motion and will send the item to the full Board as a committee report.

The committee record shows the projects were identified for RMRA funding and that additional funding sources and project readiness can affect final schedules. The Board is expected to consider items acted on today at its June 7 agenda unless otherwise stated.