DPW outlines data-driven five-year road and sidewalk plan, urges preservation over full rebuilds
DPW staff presented a GIS-backed pavement management system showing Deerfield's overall pavement condition index at 72.3, described costed examples (Wheatley Road ~ $330,000; North Hillside full-depth $450,000) and said targeted preservation work and a possible stabilization fund are necessary to maintain and improve road conditions.
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Matt, the town DPW presenter, showed a GIS-based pavement-management platform that maps every road segment and assigns a PCI score; he said the town’s weighted average PCI is 72.3 and that the data let staff target the worst segments first. “I’ve decided to put a lot of effort into pavement preservation versus, just redoing roads,” Matt said, explaining preservation techniques such as crack sealing, fog sealing and rubber chip sealing that he expects to stretch pavement life at lower cost.
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