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Mesquite to launch weekly streets-and-alley 'Road Report' dashboard Oct. 7 to track projects and timelines
Summary
Public works previewed a Power BI 'Road Report' dashboard—embedded on the city website and updated weekly—to give residents interactive access to the five‑year street plan, project timelines, progress photos and weekly construction notices; the public release was set for Oct. 7.
City staff unveiled a new communications tool to give residents one centralized place to track streets and alleys projects, construction notices and project progress.
Luis Olsaguero, public‑works management analyst, walked council through a draft Power BI dashboard that will live on the city website and be updated weekly. The dashboard includes interactive filters (fiscal year, subdivision, street), a five‑year streets and alleys plan, an indexed project timeline, photos and a project history for major projects. Olsaguero said the tool will be updated on Mondays and will include a visible date stamp on each project and a Spanish‑language page.
Staff highlighted features intended to improve transparency: a searchable street inventory (about 1,200 lane miles surveyed in the 2024 pavement assessment), pavement condition index (PCI) coloration (red/orange for poor condition), and a table view for weekly maintenance updates. Councilmembers asked about mobile friendliness, a map-based "find me" function and the possibility of integrating Mesquite Alert for construction-start notifications. Staff said the initial launch would focus on a streamlined table view and that mapping or expanded alert capabilities could be added later as part of an iterative "crawl/walk/run" approach.
The dashboard’s public release was scheduled for Oct. 7; staff said weekly updates, FAQs and instructions would be posted, and a Spanish translation page would follow shortly after launch.
What’s next: the city will launch the dashboard, monitor usage metrics and solicit council feedback on additional features (a find‑my‑subdivision function, routing to Mesquite Alert, or QR signage for construction sites).
