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Bay City engineers outline asset-management plan and a $24 million 6-year outlook for streets and signals
Summary
Rachel Phillips, Bay City engineering manager, told the commission April 21 that 77% of the city's pavement mileage was rated in poor condition, and that the city would need roughly $6 million a year to hold conditions or about $12 million a year to raise the system to a fair rating.
Rachel Phillips, Bay City engineering manager, presented the city’s transportation asset management approach and the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) outlook at the April 21 commission meeting.
Phillips said the state now requires jurisdictions with more than 100 lane miles to submit a transportation asset management plan and update it every three years. Her presentation summarized inventory, condition and the treatment mix — preventive maintenance, rehabilitation and full reconstruction — and explained why preventive maintenance is less costly over a 20–25 year horizon.
The current condition: Phillips said 77% of Bay City’s roadway mileage scored PASER 3 or lower (poor condition) in the city’s last evaluation, leaving the overall system PASER at about 3.05. She said the city has 58 miles of major streets and 25 miles of…
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