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Pavement‑management study finds Yuma County roads in strong condition; staff plans continued preservation work
Summary
A consultant’s pavement study found a county average PCI of 79, low backlog (about 2% below PCI 40), and recommended continued preservation strategies; Public Works reported recent ARPA‑funded work and planned overlays, chip seals and gravel maintenance.
Public Works updated the board on past, present and planned pavement-preservation activities and introduced a county pavement study presented by Roadway Asset Services on March 24. Public Works said ARPA funding helped complete a busy year: about 23 miles of overlays, 52 miles of chip seal and 33 miles of slurry seal, plus roughly 1,400 miles of gravel-road maintenance. For the current year they projected roughly 1,600–1,700 miles of gravel-road maintenance with additional preservation work planned.
Zach Thomason, senior vice president with Roadway Asset Services, described the pavement inventory and condition results. He said the county maintains approximately 614 centerline miles of paved roadway (about 12 million square yards of pavement). The study produced a network average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of 79, placed the county well above national averages, and identified a small backlog of reconstruction candidates (about 2% of the network with PCI under 40). Thomason emphasized that routine preservation (chip seal, slurry, crack sealing) is more cost‑effective than delayed overlays or full reconstruction.
Public comment raised questions about materials and maintenance frequency; staff noted material selection, cost and contract constraints and said the county will continue using targeted preservation strategies to reduce long‑term replacement costs. The board thanked Public Works crews and supported continuing the preservation program.
