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Public Works reports rapid pavement program progress; contractors and in-house crews advancing citywide streets work
Summary
Public Works director reported on the Rapid Pavement Program (RPP) progress: contractors and in-house crews have completed a substantial portion of this fiscal year’s planned streets, and staff outlined timelines for completing the current year and beginning Bond 2024 streets in summer 2025.
Public Works Director Ernesto Delagarza briefed the City Council on the status of the Rapid Pavement Program (RPP) and legacy reconstruction projects, reporting quarterly progress through February 28 data.
Delagarza said the RPP approach was approved by council in mid-2023, with a mix of contractor work and in-house paving teams. For fiscal year 2025 he said in-house crews had completed 10 of 33 planned projects and contractors had completed 35 of 107 planned projects; staff reported in-house work roughly 32 percent complete and contractors about 35 percent complete on the year’s planned RPP streets.
The presentation included before-and-after photos of contractor and in-house work in multiple council districts and a timeline showing an aggressive summer construction schedule that aims to finish most RPP work by September, while accelerating construction where possible to finish some contractor work by May. Delagarza also told council that residential streets funded by Bond 2024 are scheduled to start construction in June 2025 and that staff will begin work on the fiscal year 2026 RPP plan in October 2025.
Council members praised the Public Works crews and asked for greater public communications and project-tracking materials; several members said they had noticed fewer service calls for potholes and credited the program’s patching and prioritization approach for reducing call volume. Delagarza said outstanding pothole locations average about 40 outside of heavy‑rain periods and that proactive “skin-patch” work taken earlier reduced routine call volume.
Why it matters: The RPP briefing described measurable progress on a program aligned with voter-approved bonds and council priorities on neighborhood street repairs. Council members and staff said the work has visible results in neighborhoods and remains a key near-term public infrastructure priority.
What’s next: Staff will continue contractor oversight, aim to complete this cycle’s RPP streets by September (with some contractors requested to finish by May), and return with budget and funding forecasts during the budget development process.
