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Public Works outlines streets and traffic achievements, camera data rollout and staffing needs
Summary
Public Works Director Brian Wartenberg presented department metrics, completed panel replacement work, the rollout of data-analytic cameras and Waze integration, staffing shortages, and a five-year, $30 million street bond program; the council discussed thin-overlays and traffic-data sharing with TxDOT.
Flower Mound —11/17/2025—1
The Town's Public Works director presented a wide-ranging update on streets and traffic operations, highlighting completed concrete panel projects, joint-sealing and slurry-seal preventative maintenance, the town's recent rollout of data-analytic cameras and AI traffic software, and capital and staffing needs.
Director Brian Wartenberg said the department completed panel replacements on several corridors, performed joint sealing on tens of thousands of linear feet, and applied slurry seal where appropriate. He said a 2022 pavement condition index (PCI) score averaged about 77 and that the department is pursuing preventative maintenance to preserve pavement life. Wartenberg noted staffing challenges (vacancies for maintenance workers and heavy-equipment operators) and the need to develop in-house training to cultivate operators.
Traffic staff have implemented analytics-driven cameras at signals and are piloting AI-assisted timing software; the town also partners with Waze to push planned road closures and event-related route changes to third-party navigation platforms. Wartenberg said the cameras are already providing useful speed and volume analysis for problem corridors and that the town can share that information with TxDOT and county partners when appropriate.
On capital planning, staff presented a 2026 street reconstruction program of about $6.7 million within a five-year projection that totals roughly $30 million in bond-funded street work. The traffic program showed a proposed $2 million signal improvement fund and ongoing signal maintenance needs.
Why it matters
The analytics and camera investments allow staff to identify bottlenecks and target capital investments more precisely. Staffing shortages and backlog on preventative maintenance drive the town's request for ongoing capital investment and possible future decision packages to add personnel.
What to watch
Council discussed thin asphalt overlays as a potential cost-saving approach but planners cautioned that candidate streets must be structurally suitable to avoid short-lived results. Staff said they will monitor peer cities' experience with new overlay technologies before recommending local pilots.
At the council table
Brian Wartenberg (Public Works Director) and Manny Palacios (Assistant Director) presented the materials and answered technical questions.
