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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 million and could increase to roughly $1.5 million once finalized.
The presentation outlined how the IMP will produce a project list and funding scenarios. Alkasy gave two illustrative examples: a $5 million per-year investment that could yield an average PCI near 60, and a $10 million-per-year scenario that would produce a higher systemwide PCI. He said council would retain discretion over target outcomes: "City council will have the ability to decide ... what the roadways look like based on the available budgets."
Council members pressed for context. Council Member Perrette Parker asked whether prior study lists would be carried forward and whether previously identified streets are now in worse condition; Alkasy said earlier studies were sometimes limited to the study itself and that the current agreement will bundle the PCI study with the IMP so staff will deliver a prioritized three-year project list. Alkasy also said the contract work to collect and process the data would begin soon if council approves later actions, with field collection expected in February–April and a draft report by July for final adoption in August.
Alkasy noted funding approved in the city's budget that will be used as part of the program: $1 million for alleys and $1.5 million each for concrete and asphalt street repairs for 2026. He said the IMP will incorporate other factors beyond PCI — drainage problems, alley rear-entry use, and equity weighting if council so directs — and that staff can apply a fixed equity factor to prioritize historically underserved areas.
The presentation was informational only; staff did not request action at the Jan. 6 meeting but said it would return with contract recommendations and the draft IMP for council consideration.
