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Council approves FY2026 pavement rehabilitation estimate; $2.3M project bid scheduled for April
Summary
Council approved a resolution setting the project manual and estimate for the FY2026 pavement rehabilitation program (about $2.3 million), set an April 1 bid opening and April 7 award, and identified six sites including Highland neighborhood streets and Taft Avenue.
The Iowa City Council on March 10 approved the project manual and estimate for the fiscal year 2026 pavement rehabilitation program, setting a bid opening for April 1 and a planned award on April 7.
Senior engineer Justin Harlan described the program — historically the annual overlay project — and said staff identified six sites (about three quarters of a mile of paving and 1.3 miles of chip seal) including streets near Mark Twain Elementary and the continued inclusion of Taft Avenue. “The estimated cost is around 2.3 million,” Harlan told the council. Construction is planned to begin in June and extend through November 2026 with phasing limits on intersection closures to maintain neighborhood access.
Council members asked about how staff selects streets; staff said a consultant update of pavement condition indices and clustering approach identifies neighborhoods for efficient use of funds. Assistant city engineer Scott Silvers and others explained the consultant collects DOT scanning data and maintains a pavement condition index for all city streets.
A councilor noted the program will receive a larger boost in a future year from LOST infrastructure funds, which could increase next year’s program closer to the $4 million range.
The resolution to set bidding parameters and estimates passed on a unanimous 7–0 roll call.
