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Pavement management update: Loomis’ street network rated 'fair' with $9.1M backlog; council votes to form maintenance zones
Summary
A consultant told Loomis council the townwide Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is 65 (fair); with the current $500K annual budget the PCI could fall to about 51 in 10 years and deferred maintenance climb from $9.1M to nearly $29M; Stone Road is failed and estimated at ~$295K to rebuild.
Consultants presented the Town of Loomis’s 2025 pavement management update on June 10, telling the council the network totals roughly 35 centerline miles (about 73 lane miles), with a current Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of 65 — classified as "fair." The replacement value of the roadway network was estimated at about $73 million.
Vijay Pulujal of Nickels Consulting Engineers summarized the condition survey and modeled several funding scenarios. Under the town’s current annual pavement budget of $500,000, the report projects the network PCI would decline to about 51 in 10 years and the deferred maintenance backlog would increase from an estimated $9.1 million today to roughly $29 million unless additional funds or different strategies are deployed.
The presentation singled out Stone Road as the lowest‑rated segment (PCI 22, "failed") and estimated a full reconstruction would cost roughly $295,000. Consultants and staff emphasized that spending to reconstruct a single failed segment consumes a large portion of the annual program, so the report recommends prioritizing preventive maintenance (crack seal, slurry/cape seals) to preserve pavement across the network and avoid higher future costs.
Richard (Public Works) and consultants proposed dividing the town into five maintenance districts or zones to schedule predictable five‑year slurry/crack‑seal cycles, improve mobilization efficiency and allow phased work. They also proposed piloting in‑house crack sealing and slurry work to reduce contractor costs and leveraging grants and development coordination for major reconstructions.
Council members pressed staff on options for Stone Road — alternatives include partial lane reconstructions, cape/cape+slurry treatments or waiting for grant or developer funding. Staff said immediate "lipstick" repairs (grind + slurry or cape) could yield short‑term relief, but full reconstruction requires larger funds or grants. The council approved the PMP update and authorized staff to evaluate feasibility of establishing maintenance zones and an in‑house program for preventive maintenance.
Next steps: staff will pursue grants and pilot in‑house slurry/crack sealing, refine maintenance‑zone boundaries and return with a feasibility plan and prioritization that includes options and cost estimates for urgent failed segments such as Stone Road.
