Lake County Public Works lays out five-year pavement plan, seeks to scale chip-seal program

Apr 9, 2026

Interim Public Works Director Lars Ewing told the Planning Commission the county can raise annual chip-seal production from a five-year average of 17 miles to about 30 miles per year and possibly to 50 with more equipment, staff or contracting, while funding remains heavily dependent on gas-tax programs including SB 1.

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Interim Public Works Director Lars Ewing presented the Lake County Planning Commission with a five-year pavement preservation overview on April 9, saying the county'maintained network totals about 612 miles and currently ranks in the ‘poor’ range on the Pavement Condition Index (PCI).

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