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Carmel Street Department to boost neighborhood paving after $8.6M increase; StreetScan, crack sealing and liquid surface treatments planned
Summary
Project manager Ryan Mert told Carmel HOA leaders the city increased paving funds to $8.6 million this year, will prioritize more non-main-road/HOA streets (about 65% of planned work), use objective StreetScan PCI scores to select segments and expand crack sealing and liquid surface treatments to extend pavement life.
Ryan Mert, project manager for the Carmel Street Department, briefed CNAN on the city’s multi-year paving program, new technology being used to select work, and changes in maintenance strategy.
Funding and priorities: Mert said the mayor and council increased the road tax allocation for paving from $5 million last year to $8.6 million this year. That increase will let the city shift a larger share of work to neighborhood streets: Mert said the planned mix for the current cycle is roughly 65% HOA/neighborhood (non-main roads) and 35% main roads, with the program balancing work over a five-year view.
How streets are chosen: Carmel uses a vendor called StreetScan, which mounts…
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