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Public Works says 2011 street-repaving bond is nearly expended, paving to finish by 2019
Summary
Public Works reported contractors have completed most projects funded by the 2011 Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond; staff said more than 90% of funds are expended or encumbered and remaining paving work is expected to finish by summer 2019.
Public Works project manager Edmond Lee told the General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee that the 2011 Road Repaving and Street Safety Bond has delivered most of its promised work and that the city is approaching its original repaving goals. The 2011 bond allocated roughly $250 million across programs, including $149,000,000 for street repaving and reconstruction and $50,000,000 for streetscape, bike and pedestrian safety improvements, Lee said (Edmond Lee).
Lee said the department has completed 48 street-resurfacing contracts and had four projects in construction at the time of the briefing, and reported an updated paving total of about 1,406 blocks to date. “For the most part we have expended over 90% of the total budget for our bond,” Lee said, noting a small number of programs remain active (Edmond Lee).
Staff identified a few remaining milestones: the Webster project had reached substantial completion, and the department expects the remaining paving work to be finished roughly by summer 2019. One remaining roadway-structures project at Richmond was in design with construction funds recently identified and anticipated completion in summer 2020 (Edmond Lee).
Committee members praised the performance and management of the funds. Kevin Hughes said the completed projects ‘‘reflect what was represented to the voters’’ and noted the department had generally met or exceeded its goals. Members also pressed staff on a contact for Transit Signal Priority details; Lee agreed to provide the contact information after the meeting.
The presentation flagged an operational constraint familiar across departments: the citys new financial system (FSP) has complicated some reporting and required cleanup work before staff consider the numbers final. Lee characterized the figures in the packet as preliminary and said staff were working on data clean-up.
The committee did not take formal action on this item. The presentation concludes with staff pointing to near-term streetscape completions and the departments plan to expend remaining resurfacing funds in 2019 and streetscape funds by 2020 (Edmond Lee).
