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Raymore hires Applied Research Associates for pavement condition survey
Summary
The Raymore City Council approved a $59,100 award to Applied Research Associates for a pavement condition index and street‑view dataset to support objective road‑repair prioritization; staff said mapping will take 1–2 weeks with 8–10 weeks for data processing.
The Raymore City Council on Jan. 26 approved a contract award to Applied Research Associates (ARA) to conduct a pavement condition index survey across the city, a contract valued at $59,100.
Public Works staff (Mister Salisbury) told the council ARA uses specialized equipment to drive and map streets, producing a pavement condition index, an international roughness index (ride quality), and an internal street‑view platform similar to Google Street View. Staff said the vendor’s deliverables are GIS‑compatible so the city can incorporate the data into existing systems.
Council members asked about timing and data formats. Salisbury said ARA could map the entire town in about one to two weeks and that returning processed data would take eight to ten weeks, meaning the city could expect full deliverables in roughly two to three months. Council member Mills asked whether the data format could be posted publicly as the city’s road‑work map; Salisbury confirmed the data can be provided as PDFs and in GIS formats for staff to publish as appropriate.
Council members framed the contract as a move to objective prioritization. Council member Burke said having objective data is preferable to subjective assessments of which roads are worse.
The motion to approve the first reading and award of Bill 4007 was made by Council member Holman, seconded by Council member Burke, and carried unanimously (7–0). Staff will coordinate scheduling of data collection and report back with the vendor deliverables.
