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Mill Valley presentation: five-year pavement plan cites PCI gains, warns loss of MST would grow backlog
Summary
Consultants told the city council Mill Valley's pavement condition index has risen to 79 and recommended a critical-point management strategy; they warned that losing MST funding would reduce revenue, increase backlog and likely lower PCI without additional funding.
Mill Valley city officials and outside consultants reviewed a five-year pavement management plan on Jan. 8, reporting the city's system Pavement Condition Index rose from 64 in 2016 to 79 today and recommending a mix of targeted maintenance and rehabilitation to preserve that progress.
Joe Ryrie of Pavement Engineering, Inc., who developed the report, told the City Council that the most cost-effective approach is "doing the right treatment to the right pavement at the right time," and urged a critical-point management strategy that catches streets before they fall to more expensive treatments. "At least $3,000,000 per year is what you need to be spending," Ryrie said, and he said an optimal annual investment of about $5,500,000 would eliminate the current backlog within five years.
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