Goodyear officials warn pavement condition could fall below target without more funding

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City staff told the Goodyear City Council the pavement condition index (PCI) has improved in recent years but could decline to about 68 in four to five years unless street-maintenance funding increases. Staff outlined FY2026 projects funded by a $4.3 million base budget and described a full pavement-condition assessment planned for the fall.

Sumeet Mohan, Goodyear public works director, told the City Council on Sept. 8, 2025, that the city’s pavement condition index — an aggregate measure of street quality — could fall from about 75 to roughly 68 over the next four to five years unless the city increases funding for pavement treatments.

Mohan said staff will present the result of a fall 2025 full condition assessment and that the public works department will work with the finance department in the next budget cycle to seek additional funding for FY2027. "If our funding does not change, then the number of our PCI will continue to go down in the coming 4 to 5 years down to 68," Mohan said.

The update outlined the FY2026 pavement projects, treatment types and the city’s pavement-management philosophy. With the $4.3 million base budget approved earlier in the year, Streets Superintendent Brian Harvill said the city will complete preservation and rehabilitation treatments on about 55 lane miles of roadway in FY2026. "With that…

Goodyear officials warn pavement condition could fall below target without more funding

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