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Public Works gives update on resurfacing: nearly $1 million to resurface arterial lanes this year
Summary
Public Works presented a resurfacing update showing three completed thoroughfare projects and plans for additional roads; staff said the work to date covered about 4.85 lane miles and that total arterial resurfacing this round will reach about 7.58 lane miles at a cost of roughly $1 million.
The Weatherford Public Works Department updated council Jan. 14 on its thoroughfare resurfacing program, reporting that initial work on West Oak, Eureka Street and College Park completed roughly 4.85 lane miles and that the planned work including South Lamar and East Bankhead will bring the total to about 7.58 lane miles at an estimated cost near $1 million.
Matt Leppler, assistant director of operations, described the contractor process for removing the top surface of asphalt roadways and reapplying new surfacing. Leppler explained two metrics shown to council: the Overall Condition Index (OCI), a 0–100 score used to prioritize segments, and ADT (average daily traffic). He said Eureka Street shows an OCI of about 50 with roughly 5,000 vehicles per day and College Park had an OCI near 41 with about 12,000 vehicles per day. Leppler said the desired OCI target is roughly 65–70.
Leppler said work completed so far cost about $600,000 for the first segments; including the two additional arterials will bring total spending to about $1 million and total lane miles addressed to roughly 7.58. He told council the contractor removes the surface layer and staff reserve contingency dollars to address any subsurface failures discovered during removal. If subgrade failures are found, the contractor will be required to repair them as part of the work, Leppler said.
Councilmembers asked how long the resurfacing should last; Leppler said typical surface-life expectations vary by factors such as subgrade and traffic and that the overlay could last “anywhere from 7 to 15 years,” with expectation that the work on the roads in question could last around a decade if no subsurface failures arise. Public Works said it plans to obtain roadway-condition data more frequently—driving sensor-equipped vehicles annually over a rotating section of city streets—to better track conditions and prioritize work.
Council discussion covered the scope of the city’s road network (about 200 miles of streets), the percentage of roads treated each year (roughly 8% in the current program when combining neighborhood rehab and the current arterial resurfacing), and the decision to fund arterial resurfacing from additional transportation allocations in recent budgets. Leppler said thoroughfare resurfacing work is outsourced to a third-party vendor and that in-house crews continue to address residential street rehabilitation and related concrete/curb work.
No action was required; the item was an informational staff report.
