Commissioners Press for Pavement-Management Funding as Truck Routes Change

Several commissioners urged staff to prioritize pavement preservation and to seek funding after reviewing the consultant's survey results, which identified about 87 surveyed sites and PCI values that include many streets needing rehabilitation.

Deputy Director Steve Loriso said the city will update its pavement-management program within the fiscal year to provide a roadmap for prioritizing repairs. He also explained the study's funding: "We did get a grant for this whole program... 88.57 percent is what the state came up with because it was actually a federal grant," Lauriso said, adding that implementing pavement repairs beyond study recommendations will require additional funding and coordination with districts and Caltrans for encroachment permits on underpasses.

Commissioners raised examples such as Pedley and Granite Hill where deterioration and pending utility or district projects affect repair timing; staff said the city sometimes delays street overlays until adjacent projects are complete to avoid repeating work. The commission asked staff to seek grant opportunities and to include the truck-route priorities in the city's pavement-management program so the most impacted corridors can be addressed first.

The commission's recommendation on the mobility plan will be forwarded to City Council for final action; pavement funding and enforcement staffing will be matters for Council consideration and future budget decisions.