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Ocean Shores staff present streets management plan after consultant finds citywide PCI of 90
Summary
City staff reviewed a multi-year Streets Management Plan by Kimley Horn showing Ocean Shores’ pavement condition index at 90, described repair options and funding scenarios, and proposed next steps for public-works review and budgeting.
Public works staff presented the city’s draft 2024 Streets Management Plan on a consultant report showing Ocean Shores’ pavement condition index (PCI) at 90, one speaker said — “the highest they have ever seen of any city that they've done this for.” The presentation explained repair types, mapped pavement markings and vegetation issues, and discussed funding from the city’s Transportation Benefit District.
The consultant Kimley Horn surveyed all streets and produced a map and an online tool that breaks out material (asphalt, concrete, gravel), per-road PCI, markings and shoulder/vegetation erosion. The presenter said the PCI of 90 compares favorably with typical PCI ranges the consultant sees of 50 to 70, but also cautioned the city still has localized areas with lower ratings and visible dips or “roller coaster” sections that the automated survey did not capture.
The plan describes several maintenance approaches: slurry seal (also called slurry sealer) as a thin asphalt emulsion surface treatment; crack sealing for cracks between a…
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