Public Works Committee Tackles Road Evaluations, Advances Water Resiliency Project, Prepares for Midtown Construction
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Road Conditions and Evaluation
The meeting began with a detailed discussion about the current state of the city's roads. Jenee Pearce-Mushen, Chair, introduced an Excel spreadsheet that has been used since 1972 to track road conditions. The goal is to transfer this data into a GIS mapping system for better asset management. This transition will require an updated audit of the roads.
Paul, a city official, explained that the spreadsheet includes only asphalt-paved streets and excludes gravel streets and parking lots. The evaluation approach is block-to-block, meaning each segment from one connecting street to another will be assessed individually. The committee members were instructed to note the condition of each segment, using a provided legend to categorize the state of the roads. The data will be fed into the GIS system in chunks to avoid overwhelming the system.
Concerns were raised about the evaluation process, particularly regarding long streets that may have varying conditions along their length. The committee agreed to capture these nuances in the notes section of the evaluation sheets. The goal is to complete the evaluations before the wet weather starts, around mid-October.