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Pinellas staff highlight progress on roads, sidewalks and signal upgrades funded by dedicated millages
Summary
Public Works staff described work funded by dedicated millages: sidewalk backlog repair, pavement‑condition improvements (PCI up from ~33% to ~62%), bridge and box‑culvert inspections, and $18M for an ATMS signal retiming and adaptive‑control pilot; commissioners requested data on corridors, reserves and long‑term funding options.
Kelly Hammer Levy, the countys Public Works director, and her transportation team presented the Transportation Investment Program, funded by dedicated millages approved since 2021 to address sidewalks, local roads and preventative maintenance. Levy said the program targeted a longstanding backlog of sidewalk repairs and added maintenance for curbs, underdrains and box culverts; the county is inspecting and repairing structures and has reduced annual sidewalk claims from an average of 24 to about 15 per year.
The presentation described a multi‑year push to improve the pavement condition index (PCI), noting that local roads with a fair or better PCI rose from about 33% to 62% since the program began. Staff also reviewed an $18 million ATMS investment for corridor signal retiming (eight corridors, roughly 75 signals) and a set of 26 intersections for adaptive control; commissioners urged inclusion of congested corridors in West/Central Pinellas in future timing plans. Finance and millage questions dominated the Q&A: commissioners asked for reserve‑level analyses and alternatives to the flat gas‑tax funding model; staff agreed to model different reserve scenarios and timing.
