City outlines data-driven road program and lists major projects for coming years
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Public works staff described a new data-driven asset-management system using imagery, lidar and Cyvyl analytics to score nearly 350 road projects and reviewed near-term work including overlays on 4100 South/2700 West, bridge-deck rehab on I-215, 3900 South reconstruction with a 12-foot trail, and design iterations for 40th West and 6400 West.
Dan Johnson, West Valley City’s engineering lead, presented the transportation and pavement program during the Feb. 20 budget retreat, emphasizing a new data-driven scoring approach that ranks roughly 343 candidate projects using imagery, lidar and AI from vendor Cyvyl.
Johnson said the system evaluates pavement and sidewalk condition, school routes, crash and pedestrian data, drainage condition and active-transportation metrics (including Strava heat maps) so the city can prioritize projects transparently and defensibly.
Near-term projects Johnson outlined include asphalt overlays on two segments of 4100 South (one in partnership with Taylorsville), bridge-deck rehabilitation on the I-215 overpass at 4100 South (including scraping the deck and repairing reinforcement), and a 3900 South reconstruction with a planned 12-foot trail and landscaping funded largely with federal money in partnership with Taylorsville. He also detailed a complex design process on 40th West where cross-slope and utility conflicts may require partial reconstruction and potential right-of-way and easement actions.
Staff discussed other projects in planning: 7200 West (federal funds coordinated with Wasatch Front Regional Council and Magna City), a city-hall parking lot reconfiguration that came in under estimate, and smaller sidewalk gap and preservation projects across the city. For 6400 West, staff recommended a short-term mill-and-fill 'band-aid' while Kennecott-area redevelopment and right-of-way decisions are pending.
Johnson said his prioritization criteria include about 100 data points and that the scoring helps explain to residents why the city progresses on one street before another.
Next steps: staff will refine design and right-of-way plans for reconstruct projects, continue applying for federal sidewalk and bridge funding, and present project schedules tied to anticipated construction seasons.