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RTC staff recommend District 3 FY26 pavement projects; commissioners debate swaps and funding priorities
Summary
Staff proposed a slate of District 3 preservation and rehabilitation projects totalling roughly $4.56 million and recommended funding allocations; commissioners and members of the public questioned prioritization, costs for reconstruction (notably Desatoya Drive) and whether to swap Clear Creek for Empire Ranch.
Carson City staff presented recommended pavement projects for Fiscal Year 2026 in District 3 and described a prioritized package intended to allocate available RTC funds to preservation and rehabilitation work.
Casey Sylvester, presenting staff’s evaluation and selection, described a multi-step data-driven process that used the 2024–2028 Pavement Preservation Plan, PCI field data, traffic volumes (where available), road classification (regional vs. local), proximity and cost estimates to rank and group roadway segments into projects. Using those steps, staff produced eight regional and seven local candidate projects and recommended packaging four regional projects and two local projects for FY26.
Chris Martinovich summarized the proposed slate and funding: staff recommended four regional projects (Fairview Drive North from the Fifth Street roundabout to U.S. 50; Bud Eye Way including a segment of Airport Road; Clear Creek Avenue (Frontage Road/US 395 frontage to Snyder); and…
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