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City outlines pavement condition and explores transportation utility fee to fund road maintenance
Summary
Public works director said Copperas Cove’s average pavement condition index is 60 and the city has about $1 million for routine road maintenance; city staff and council are discussing a transportation utility fee as a potential revenue source, with staff advising against exemptions.
Copperas Cove public‑works officials told residents the city’s average pavement condition index (PCI) is about 60 and that existing maintenance funding is limited, prompting city leaders to discuss a potential transportation utility fee to fund road improvements.
“We have a significant issue with the condition of our network. It's currently at a... pavement condition index average citywide of 60,” Public Works Director Scott Osborne said during the town‑hall Q&A. Osborne said the city currently has “just over a million dollars” for roadway maintenance and that the fund balance will limit the city’s ability to sustain prior levels of work without a new revenue source.
Osborne said the transportation utility fee is an option staff and council are exploring but that the city has not adopted any ordinance. He said staff does not recommend exemptions and that council has not made a final decision; council members had discussed potential exemptions at a February retreat but were leaning away from exemptions in the models presented.
If adopted, the fee would be an alternate mechanism to generate stable revenue for roadway maintenance, Osborne said. He and other officials said there will be public information, community engagement and further council discussions before any action.
Other roadway updates cited at the meeting include reconstruction projects (Oak Hill Drive and Deer Flat Drive) and a grant‑funded study with BNSF that will evaluate railroad crossings and possible grade‑separated (overpass/underpass) options in the downtown area.
