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O'Fallon staff outline 2024 pavement results and propose $500,000 shift to asphalt for Ward 1
Summary
City engineering staff reported on 2024 pavement work—citing roughly $430 million in roadway assets and 705 lane miles—and proposed moving $500,000 from the concrete program into asphalt preservation for Ward 1 to address a high percentage of asphalt streets there.
City staff presented a detailed review of the municipality's pavement maintenance program and the draft 2025 Pavement Manual, saying the program will continue to rely heavily on use‑tax revenue while adjusting priorities for ward needs.
The presentation, delivered by staff member Chris, said the city maintains roughly $430 million in roadway assets and about 705 lane miles. Chris told the council the 2024 program touched 84 street segments, replaced more than 2,200 concrete slabs and handled about 6.4 lane miles of pavement work from contract crews, while internal public‑works crews replaced 576 roadway slabs and completed other maintenance tasks.
"We have over 705 lane miles," Chris said, describing the city's inventory and the methodology used to compute pavement condition index (PCI) values. He told the council the city carried out a targeted joint repair pilot in 2024—using a hot‑applied mastic material (referred to in the presentation as Techrete/Fiberretek)—with roughly $1 million in one‑time funding that covered approximately 14 lane miles of residential pavement.
Why it matters: staff emphasized that use‑tax revenue continues to be the single largest funding source for concrete repairs in the pavement strategy. Chris said the draft 2025 budget would reallocate $500,000 from the concrete program to the asphalt program for Ward 1 because that ward contains the largest percentage of asphalt streets and needs additional preservation work.
The presentation included program metrics and operational details: crack‑seal and overlay quantities, curb‑ramp and sidewalk slab counts replaced (254 sidewalks, 26 curb ramps cited in the presentation), mud‑jacking pilot results (about 1,200 sidewalk slabs corrected in Ward 1) and a description of how staff prioritize work (PCI scoring, contractor logistics, coordination with public‑works work orders).
Councilmember questions focused on whether the program runs out of time or money; staff answered that funding is the main limiting factor and that some targeted joint repairs are weather‑sensitive. Chris said the use tax generated about $2 million in 2024 and that from 2022–2024 the tax produced roughly $7.3 million devoted to pavement repairs, enabling replacement of about 3,700 additional slabs over that period.
Next steps: staff plans to finalize and post the 2025 Pavement Manual in early March, continue the targeted joint repair program, and implement the proposed Ward 1 asphalt shift if the council approves the budget allocations. The presentation concluded with staff offering to return with additional details on the path and sidewalk maintenance program in a follow‑up session.
Ending: The council filed questions and moved on to other agenda items; there was no immediate final budget vote on the $500,000 reallocation during this meeting.
