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Mariposa supervisors direct Public Works to craft process for reassigning county‑maintained road miles
Summary
Supervisor Poe asked the board to reassess which roads the county maintains, citing outdated listings and failing pavement. The board directed Public Works to return with a written process and criteria for "road swaps," cost analysis and a five-year review cycle; staff estimated a $162 million 10‑year funding need to reach a maintainable network.
Supervisor Poe opened a lengthy discussion of county road maintenance on Oct. 14, asking the board to revisit the county-maintained roadway list and consider a "road swap" approach that would remove long-unused miles from county maintenance and add newly developed, populated roads where residents currently lack county maintenance.
Staff context and numbers: Public Works and consulting data presented in the meeting packet (Pavement Management Update, Nov. 2021) show Mariposa County's system with an average pavement condition index (PCI) of about 51 on a 1–100 scale. Staff reported roughly 25.7% of the network in good condition and 44% in poor or failed condition. The budget analysis in that report estimated approximately $162…
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