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Augusta adopts data-driven pavement plan and approves engineering contract for water main loop
Summary
Commission heard a detailed pavement-management presentation from IMS showing the citywide Pavement Condition Index at about 74 and a $20.61M/year maintenance threshold; commissioners approved contracting with ISM for a Fort Gordon water-main loop and added a semiannual reporting requirement for the pavement program.
An industry consultant presented a citywide pavement-condition report to the Augusta City Commission on Jan. 27 and commissioners followed by approving a related engineering contract for a utility project.
Bridal Motto of IMS, the pavement-services firm hired to survey Augusta's streets, told commissioners the city's network now averages a pavement condition index of about 74, improved from about 52 in 2022, and noted that roughly 4% of centerline miles remain in reconstruction-level backlog. IMS used laser-crack scanning and ASTM-based ratings to generate a PCI for each street; Motto said preventive surface…
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