City engineers on Monday presented the results of Englewood’s June 2024 pavement survey and explained how the data will guide repairs, maintenance and budget planning. The report compared results to a 2021 survey, described the tools used to collect condition data, and summarized how the city will use a scenario-planning tool to predict future needs.

The survey was collected with automated equipment from a local consultant and follows ASTM-aligned methods; video, GPS, lasers and roughness sensors produced an overall condition index (OCI) for each pavement segment. Megan Blase, asset program manager, said the OCI scale runs from 0 (failed) to 100 (new). The city’s average OCI rose from 62 in 2021 to about 72–73 in 2024 after roughly $8 million in pavement work between surveys, officials said.

The city maintains about 125 miles of streets; replacing the entire network would cost roughly $80 million, the presentation said. Public-works staff described three tiers of maintenance: routine (pothole repairs, crack sealing), preventative (slurry seal for OCI roughly 50–70, which typically raises OCI 10–15 points) and corrective (mill-and-overlay or reconstruction: a typical mill-and-overlay is two inches milled and two inches overlaid and can raise OCI to about 95; reconstruction is recommended for OCI below 30).

Asset management software (OpenGov Enterprise Asset Management) and a scenario-builder tool were used to model funding scenarios and asset degradation curves. Using the proposed five-year funding plan in the model, staff said average OCI is predicted to remain between 70 and 75 over the next five years—an industry-aligned target.

Council questions focused on survey frequency, cost, and local accuracy. Blase said the city recommends resurveying about every three years to recalibrate degradation models and detect unusually fast-deteriorating streets; she said a single survey costs roughly $25,000. Council members asked about the standardization between vendors; staff said the most recent survey was performed by AGW, a local firm, using ASTM collection methods and that staff validated scores in the field for a handful of streets.

Council members also asked about the impact of utility cuts and service-line repairs on pavement scores; staff said those effects are captured over time by repeated surveys and by post-work inspections and that some localized patches can improve short-term condition while repeated cuts can accelerate longer-term degradation. Member Ward asked whether the city could prioritize repairing the very poorest streets in a single season; staff said the program allows targeted outlier repairs where needed but also balances contractor mobilization and economies of scale.

Staff noted specific projects—Broadway and other corridors—were major contributors to the overall OCI increase, and that arterial streets are modeled separately because of heavier loading. Staff will return recommended project lists and funding proposals during the budget cycle.

Ending: Public-works staff said the pavement-survey program improves targeting and value for taxpayer dollars and recommended continued three-year surveys and use of predictive modeling to keep the system in the 70–75 OCI range. Council asked staff to provide firm survey costs and continue to identify outlier streets for potential accelerated repair.