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Pavement study: $50M bond would raise network PCI; $20M preserves current condition, $2.1M annual budget is insufficient
Summary
A city‑commissioned pavement assessment found Galveston’s paved network averaging a PCI of about 74 and projected that the current annual pavement budget of about $2.1 million would reduce average pavement health to an estimated PCI of 69 in seven years unless the city increases funding or passes bonds.
A consultant team from Roadway Asset Services released updated pavement condition data and modeled funding scenarios for Galveston’s paved roadway network, saying current maintenance levels are not sufficient to keep average pavement health steady.
Zach Thomason, senior vice president at Roadway Asset Services, said the city’s paved network is about 300 centerline miles (roughly 5.6 million square yards of pavement). A mobile survey van collected imagery and pavement distress data in late 2022 and the consultant adjusted those results for five years of subsequent maintenance activity to produce a current snapshot. The city’s network pavement condition index (PCI) averaged about 74 today, down from 76 in…
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