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Fullerton staff: $8M a year won’t close street-repair backlog; PCI at 68.7
Summary
City staff told the Transportation & Circulation Commission that the city’s pavement management index average is 68.7 and the CIP Street section receives about $8,000,000 annually — far short of the roughly $25,000,000/year staff said would be needed for visible, sustained improvement.
Principal civil engineer Juan Svala told the Transportation & Circulation Commission on April 6 that Fullerton’s pavement condition index (PCI) averages 68.7 citywide and current annual street funding is insufficient to reverse a growing backlog.
“My name is Juan Svala, principal civil engineer, and I manage the city's capital improvement program,” Svala said in opening his presentation. He described the street program’s scope — rehabilitation, reconstruction, ADA and safety improvements — and explained how PCI scores are produced by consultants and used to set priorities.
Svala summarized the latest draft pavement-management update:…
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