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DeSoto staff outline data-driven pavement plan, estimate $1.48M for study and IMP
Summary
Development services staff introduced a Pavement Condition Index study and three-year Infrastructure Management Plan, proposing data collection, scenario-driven budgets (example: $5M/year → PCI ≈ 60) and using previously approved alley and street allocations to fund work. No council action was requested tonight.
Development services director Ahmed Alkasy told the DeSoto City Council Jan. 6 that the city will launch a data-driven Pavement Condition Index (PCI) study and a three-year Infrastructure Management Plan (IMP) to prioritize street and alley repairs.
"This will be a data driven approach," Alkasy said, explaining the city will use laser-equipped vehicles to measure cracks and distresses across roughly 244 miles of streets and 122 miles of alleys. Alkasy said the consultant scope — data collection, processing and development of an IMP — is currently estimated at about $1.48…
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