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City engineer lays out street asset-management plan; warns of funding shortfall and possible wheel-tax implications
Summary
City Engineer Michael Pierce told the Westfield Common Council City Hall on Feb. 3 that the city maintains roughly 302 center lane miles (592 lane miles) of road and has a weighted Pavement Condition Index of 71.9; he urged preventative maintenance and outlined expected per‑mile costs and a 2025 budget that depends on matching state grant funding.
Michael Pierce, city engineer, presented the city’s pavement asset‑management approach to the Westfield Common Council on Feb. 3, providing mileage, condition scores and per‑mile cost estimates the city uses to prioritize maintenance.
“The city of Westfield currently, as of today, has 302 center lane miles of road, which equates to 592 lane miles of road,” Pierce told council. He said the city has added an average of 11.8 center lane miles per year over the last seven years and that 27 percent of the network was built during that period.
Pierce said the city’s weighted average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is about 71.9 and described the asset‑management philosophy:…
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