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Public works lays out street-maintenance plan, highlights 10% inventory growth and $500,000 recycling savings
Summary
Public works staff presented the FY27 capital improvement plan and street-maintenance strategy, reporting a 10% increase in street inventory over 2— years, average RSL about 13.6, 4% of inventory in poor condition, and that asphalt recycling saves roughly $500,000 annually; projects include Tomahawk/Southern drainage ($~6 million with $850,000 local share), Ironwood/Baseline intersection improvements, and continued overlays on Broadway and Superstition Boulevard.
Public works staff presented Apache Junctions capital improvement and street-maintenance plan for fiscal year 2027 at the City Council work session on June 15, emphasizing preservation strategies, specific capital projects and funding partnerships.
Deputy Director Shane Kiso said the citys street inventory increased about 10% in the past 2.5 years, a change that improves some condition metrics by adding newer streets. He reported the citys average Remaining Service Life (RSL) is roughly 13.6 (the target range is 12—14), about 4% of the inventory is classified as in poor condition (target <5%), and roughly 72% is in good or excellent condition (target 70%). Kiso noted recent overlays on Broadway and Superstition Boulevard as examples of preservation work.
Kiso described a recycling program to crush and screen removed asphalt for use in slurry seals, chip seals and shoulder repairs; he said the city estimates this recycling saves about $500,000 annually and reduces the need for expensive full reconstructions.
Public works director Mike Loggin reviewed CIP projects slated for design or construction in the coming year: a new traffic signal at Delaware & Southern, intersection improvements at Ironwood and Baseline (a high-crash location), a Southern/Tomahawk corridor widening and storm-drain project that staff described as roughly a $6 million project with council-approved local participation of about $850,000 tied to a MAG grant, sidewalk infill along Highway 88 near a detention basin, and continued work on Weeks Wash regional detention basin (NEPA review ongoing, estimated 6— months to approval).
Council members pressed staff for an apples-to-apples view of street-condition metrics excluding the newly added southern inventory; staff agreed to provide a break-out showing historic and current inventory side-by-side. Council also raised safety concerns about the Ironwood interchange, and staff confirmed ADOT controls the interchange right-of-way and that short-term striping fixes and corridor studies are being pursued.
Kiso said pavement-preservation investments are prioritized because they cost far less per square yard than full reconstruction, but that reconstruction projects remain on the list where right-of-way and condition require it (for example, Lost Dutchman has had right-of-way delays). The presentation closed with staff noting maps and project schedules are available in the meeting packet and that timing can shift due to weather and underground utility conflicts.
