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La Habra Heights roads committee reviews PCI report, weighs combining projects to fix remaining low-rated streets
Summary
The La Habra Heights Roads Advisory Committee on June 24 reviewed a preliminary pavement management report showing a municipal average PCI of about 83.5, discussed grind-and-overlay for low-rated segments and whether to combine multiple years/projects to capture cost savings and cover remaining streets.
The La Habra Heights Roads Advisory Committee on June 24 reviewed a preliminary pavement management program (PMP) report that showed a municipal average pavement condition index (PCI) of about 83.5 and discussed options to address the remaining streets rated in the ‘poor’ range.
Committee members and staff said the preliminary PCI represents an improvement from earlier surveys; one public commenter, Steven Black, said he was “pleasantly surprised to see that about two-thirds of the street segments are about 75 or above.” Black urged the committee to ensure streets that paid into Assessment District 7 receive maintenance before a full decade elapses since their last major work.
Committee staff described the PMP as still being finalized. The preliminary extract circulated to members flagged segments with PCI scores between 46 and 59 that likely require grind-and-overlay or full repair rather than slurry sealing. Staff said the last time the systemwide survey was run the average PCI was in the 60s, and that the recent work has raised the average substantially.
Members discussed logistical and budget implications of delivering remaining work. Staff and members noted that combining multiple upcoming projects could yield unit-price savings on grind, paving and mobilization; they cited an early order-of-magnitude estimate of about $2 million to address several east- and west-side zones but said final cost projections await Peter Bucknham/Buckner’s numbers and the completed PMP.
The committee discussed treatment choices for segments rated ‘poor.’ Staff said typical guidance is to choose grind-and-overlay rather than slurry seal for PCI in that range and that some streets will also require rehabilitation work (RNR/dig-outs) to correct drainage and structural issues.
Procedural next steps: staff expects the final written PMP within weeks, will schedule a presentation from Peter Bucknham to walk the committee through recommended treatments and cost projections, and aims to be in a position to recommend projects to city council for design by late summer. The committee approved the May 27 meeting minutes during the session.
The committee did not take a final vote on any contract or project funding at this meeting; members asked staff to return with the finalized PMP, cost estimates and a recommended project-phasing approach so the committee and council can consider whether to combine years/projects or seek other financing arrangements.
