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Yuba City staff proposes $12–14M pavement rehabilitation, recommends bond and updated scanning
Summary
Public Works detailed a citywide pavement backlog (average PCI 47) and proposed a $12–14 million major rehabilitation funded by bond debt service (approx. $1.5–2M/year), plus continued annual $1.5M preventive maintenance; council signaled support to proceed with studies and financing steps.
Public Works Director Josh Wolf told the council the city manages about 255 center-line miles (about 525 lane miles) of streets and that the system’s average pavement-condition index (PCI) is 47. He said arterial roads average a PCI of about 50, collectors about 34 and many residential streets vary widely.
Wolf outlined two funding-to-performance scenarios for a roughly $12 million program: a major rehabilitation approach (deepen-and-rebuild) that would yield about 6 center-line miles (roughly 14 lane miles) at that scale, or a preventative-maintenance approach that would treat far more lane miles but not restore roadway sections to the same condition. He described back-of-envelope costs and recommended a hybrid strategy: pursue a $12–14 million major rehabilitation while budgeting $1.5 million per year for preventative maintenance to stretch the impact.
Staff also recommended scanning the pavement network with mobile LAR technology to update the city’s pavement inventory and better target work — noting the last full inventory dated to about 2017 for arterials only. Wolf said a preliminary financing conversation suggested a $12M bond would create roughly $1.5M in annual debt service; staff recommended limiting annual debt service capacity to about $2M and exploring CIP reallocation and grants to supplement the program.
Council and staff discussed schedule and implementation. Staff estimated an aggressive timetable could produce construction plans by fall or, more realistically, projects next spring; staff emphasized the economy-of-scale benefits of a large, single-season program and estimated cost-avoidance by acting sooner rather than deferring work.
Council members expressed urgency about deteriorating streets across districts and gave general direction to pursue the next steps: formalize the bond application process, procure engineering consultants, and return with financing and scope options.
No formal bond authorization occurred at the meeting; council supported staff proceeding with planning, scanning and financing analyses.
