ANNUAL PAVEMENT SURVEY GATHERS DATA ON STREET CONDITIONS IN SOUTH ARLINGTON ✅
CITY COMPLETES VOTER-APPROVED ROAD
IMPROVEMENTS ✅
The Public Works Department recently completed the data collection phase of its annual pavement survey program . The program consists of contracting with a third-party vendor who operates a fleet of sophisticated data collection vehicles equipped with an array of precision instrumentation and data collection equipment . Each year the vendor collects data on one-third of the City ’ s streets . This year ’ s survey focused on south Arlington south of Interstate 20 .
The data collection vehicles traveled roads in the target area collecting information on the type , extent , and severity of pavement surface distress ( i . e . cracks and ruts ). Information on smoothness and ride comfort was also collected . The new data is entered into an asset management system and combined with other factors to determine each road segment ’ s score , or Overall Condition Index ( OCI ), of 0-100 and help staff identify deficiencies , prioritize roadway projects , and monitor pavement performance .
Segments with an OCI rating lower than 50 are categorized “ red ” and recommended for inclusion in the department ’ s Capital Improvement Program and repaired through a rebuild that may also include water and sanitary sewer , stormwater , pedestrian , and other infrastructure improvements . Roads with a rating between 50 and 79 are called “ yellow ” and are included in the City ’ s Street Maintenance Program . Work performed under this program is aimed at prolonging the useful life of a roadway and includes mill and overlay , crack seal , and slab maintenance or replacement . “ Green ” roads are those road segments with a rating of 80 or higher and receive either crack seal or slab maintenance , depending on the type of roadway surface . Currently , 85 % of the City ’ s road segments are categorized as yellow or green .
The Public Works Department performed work on over 445 lane miles during fiscal year 2021 . Of these , 26 miles were improved through a capital improvement project , while the remaining lane miles received maintenance work either by city staff or contractors .
The Public Works Department is pleased to announce that after 18 months of construction , work to transform Calender Road from Curry Road to Harris Drive from a two-lane county type asphalt road to a threelane concrete road is complete . In addition to rebuilding the roadway with 19,000 square yards of concrete for roadway and bike lanes , the project also brought improvements to the area , including installation of sidewalks , ADA compliant pedestrian ramps , water lines , sanitary sewer lines , stormwater infrastructure , and new streetlights .
The Public Works Department is also pleased to announce that after 10 months of work , major construction to rebuild portions of five residential streets in East Arlington is complete . Roadway and other infrastructure improvements were completed on portions of the following streets :
• Brookshire Street
• Catalo Lane
• Hensley Street
• Randolph Street
• Stonegate Street
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