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Flower Mound staff lay out pavement-maintenance strategy as PCI update nears
Summary
Town staff told the Transportation Commission the bulk of Flower Mound's 370-mile road network is concrete, reviewed pavement treatments ranging from joint sealing to full reconstruction, and said a new pavement-condition index report will be shared with the commission when available. A resident complaint about a foam-lift repair was logged for inspection.
Flower Mound public-works staff on Jan. 13 outlined the town's pavement-maintenance toolbox and how consultant-produced pavement-condition data drives repair priorities.
Assistant Director Manny Plasias described the Street Division's responsibilities and resources, saying the division has 13 full-time employees and an operations budget of about $4.1 million for the fiscal year. He told the commission the town's road network covers roughly 370 miles, of which nearly 80% is concrete and the remainder is primarily asphalt.
"Once I get the estimate and I approved it, then we'll get started," Manny Plasias said when describing the sidewalk links and panel-replacement program. He and other staff walked the commission through the range of treatments: targeted concrete panel replacement or foam lifting to raise sunken panels; joint sealing to block water and debris; slurry seal or microsurfacing to extend pavement life by roughly five to seven years; and mill-and-overlay or full reconstruction for streets in the worst condition.
Staff said the town uses a consultant that drives every road with sensor-equipped vehicles and captures video. The vendor provides a PCI (pavement-condition index) score and recommended treatments; staff uses PCI bands, point requests and safety concerns to schedule work. Plasias said the 2022 PCI report showed a score of 77 and staff has tracked changes in the network's average score in the years since; a new PCI report for 2026 is expected and staff will brief the commission when it is available.
Commissioners asked about the geometry of replacement panels after a question about narrow, triangular panels near turn lanes. A commissioner suggested square cutouts to reduce weak points; Plasias said crews will consider squaring cutouts and adding joints where appropriate when they replace panels.
A participant said a recent foam-lift repair at a private property "made it worse," because adjacent panels remained low; staff asked the person to email details and said a street supervisor would inspect the location. Plasias reiterated the town's resident service-request process: residents should call the town to report locations for inspection and possible point replacement.
Plasias and other staff also summarized 2025 outputs: completed panel-replacement projects, more than 150 work orders, thousands of square yards of concrete repair and slurry application, and several thousand linear feet of joint sealing. Staff said those accomplishments informed the five-year plan and the capital-improvement-project list.
The commission did not take action on policy changes during the presentation; staff committed to returning with the 2026 PCI results and additional project timing when consultant data is complete.
