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City hears streets assessment as growth drives center-lane miles up 65%; county funds Buena Vista Trail phase 1
Summary
Public Works presented a pavement condition assessment and preservation strategy after rapid growth increased Washington City center lane miles from 128 to about 212 in ten years. The council approved $300,000 in county funding for Buena Vista Trail phase 1 and heard that three sections of the Canal Trail were paved this week.
Washington City received a detailed streets and pavement update at Wednesday’s council meeting as public-works staff and consultants warned that recent growth has substantially increased the city’s road network and that preserving pavement now will cost far less than reconstructing failed streets later.
Public Works Director Blake Fonsbeck said the city added more than 12 center lane miles in the past year and has grown from about 128 center lane miles in 2015 to roughly 212 today — an increase of about 65% over a decade. Since 2020, Fonsbeck said the city has averaged about 10.34 center lane miles added per year, driven largely by private development.
Fonsbeck and consultant representatives from JUB described a machine-driven pavement assessment conducted in spring 2025 that established a baseline condition for every street. That assessment categorized pavement by condition and found roughly 33% of city streets in…
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