Public Works outlines streets and traffic priorities: pavement preservation, analytics cameras and staffing needs

The Flower Mound Public Works Streets and Traffic group delivered a detailed review of accomplishments, metrics and resource needs, highlighting pavement preservation and data‑driven traffic management.

Public Works staff said the department completed major panel replacements and extensive preventative maintenance in the prior year, and that a 2022 pavement condition index (PCI) for the town averaged 77 — above the national average of roughly 65. The division reported completing slab repairs, joint sealing work and an expanded slurry seal program for asphalt pavements.

Staff also described the traffic program’s recent deployment of analytic cameras and software that provide speed and flow data for arterial corridors; the department is integrating that data with third‑party navigation services such as Waze to inform detours during events and closures. Staff showed examples of speed and congestion patterns on FM 2499 and Jerome Road and said the analytics help prioritize signal timing and safety improvements.

Public Works leaders summarized staffing gaps — including openings for heavy equipment operators and maintenance workers — and described unfunded decision packages for signal‑system operations and sign‑fabrication capacity. They also reviewed capital proposals for street reconstruction and signal projects in the five‑year plan and emphasized the need to coordinate with TxDOT and the county on major corridors.

Director‑level staff said the department will continue a conservative approach to new pavement technologies until medium‑term performance from peer cities is verified.

Council thanked staff and asked for follow‑up on specific corridor data to support conversations with TxDOT and to confirm the funding status of planned regional projects.