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Westminster targets pavement quality index of 55, says asphalt funding must rise $4.1 million annually
Summary
Staff told council the city currently spends about $9 million on asphalt work but needs roughly $13.1 million annually to hold a targeted pavement quality index (PQI) of 55; staff also identified a $1.8 million annual mobility project backlog and recommended investing more in concrete replacement, signals and traffic calming.
City public works staff told council that maintaining Westminster's street network at a target pavement quality index (PQI) of 55 requires raising annual pavement funding from roughly $9 million to about $13.1 million.
City Engineer John Burks and colleagues explained that the PQI target of 55 is a status‑quo preservation level that avoids falling into accelerated pavement decline. Staff said recent local material disruptions (including the 2020 shutdown of a local asphalt plant) and rising…
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