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County officials: increased resurfacing funding would double miles preserved and help avoid faster pavement deterioration
Summary
Staff told the Transportation and Environment Committee that the executive’s proposed funding would roughly double rural/residential pavement preservation (from ~82 to ~192 miles), helping retain current pavement condition and avoid costlier rehabilitation later; IFWG targets remain higher than the executive’s proposal.
Montgomery County staff told the Transportation and Environment Committee that the executive’s proposed FY27–32 highway maintenance increases would significantly expand resurfacing and rehabilitation work on the county’s residential and rural road network.
Director Conklin explained the county’s pavement condition index (PCI) program and said a higher funding level would allow the county to resurface roughly 192 miles of rural and residential pavement—up from about 82 miles at the current budgeted level—helping the county "retain the integrity of the pavement countywide and not let it get to that lower PCIs which require a higher level of investment to restore." The executive’s package increases funding largely through assumed additional GO bond capacity.
Staff contrasted the executive’s recommended annual funding with the Infrastructure Funding Working Group’s acceptable annual funding level of about $68.7 million for pavement preservation; the executive’s proposed levels rise but do not fully reach the IFWG’s target.
Committee members asked for clarifying details on how many miles are in each class (rural vs. residential) and historical spending by road type; Council member Balcom requested staff provide a time-series breakdown of spending and miles by road type.
The committee paused further action on these projects pending continued review as part of the CIP process; staff recommended the committee accept the subcategory for the record but noted further adjustments will happen during the council-level review.
