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City staff presents PCI map; committee reviews targeted paving strategy
Summary
Streets staff said the city's PCI average is 69 (industry standard 70), flagged ~21–22 miles of roads below PCI ~55, and recommended targeted repairs (partial paving) to improve scores within existing budgets; staff plans an in-house PCI re-survey in five years.
Lyndon, the streets and sanitation staff member, walked the committee through the city’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI) map, which shows block-by-block PCI scores and photographic evidence tied to each segment. “Our average is a 69,” Lyndon said, noting the industry standard is 70 and that the city is therefore “right there at the industry standard.”
He identified roughly 21–22 miles of roadway with PCI at or below the mid-50s and recommended a surgical approach: target short, low-scoring sections for repair rather than repaving entire streets. Using the current paving budget of about $400,000–$450,000, Lyndon said the city can expect to pave roughly 1 mile and stripe about 10 miles per year; full repaving on larger roads would require several times the current budget.
Lyndon said the city can re-run the PCI survey in five years using in-house equipment (a camera mounted to a vehicle), avoiding the need to contract the study externally. Committee members pressed on priorities and the tension between improving the city-wide average and addressing the most urgent local needs; Lyndon argued focusing on the lowest-scoring sections yields the biggest performance gain per dollar.
The committee agreed the PCI map should be posted for public view so residents can see why specific sections receive the scores they do. No formal vote was taken on the paving plan at the committee meeting.
