Street Condition and Rehabilitation
Street Rehabilitation Program
On January 19, 2021 City Council approved the outline of a 6-year program to rehabilitate city streets. On July 19, 2021 City Council approved Resolution 3470 authorizing a full faith and credit financing agreement for a street rehabilitation loan in the amount of $4,360,000. The loan transaction was completed and closed on August 11, 2021 and funds were delivered to the city. The loan monies were included with other street funds to create a 6-year program.
During Spring 2022 a Phase 1 project inclusive of the rehabilitation and paving of approximately 3.5 miles of city streets was completed by the city’s contractor, Roy Houck Construction. In early September 2022 a Phase 2 project inclusive of the rehabilitation and paving of approximately 6.5 miles of city streets was initiated by the city’s contractor, Knife River. Much of the Phase 2 project was completed at the end of October. Combined, when completed the two phases will have rehabilitated and paved about 16 percent of the City's street network.
The City anticipates four smaller-scale annual phases through 2026.
Pavement Condition Assessment
Early Summer 2021, the City of Dallas contracted with Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) to perform an update to the Pavement Condition Assessment that was originally completed in 2014. Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment mounted to a vehicle, IMS drove through the community collecting data on the condition of every City street. This data is processed and provides valuable information on the current conditions of our streets compared to their condition from 7 years ago. This comparison of information provides accurate assessments for the type of rehabilitation individual streets require, the rate at which our streets are degrading, and cost estimates to perform the rehabilitation efforts.
Streets are rated with a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) score. The lower a PCI score, the worse shape a street is in. If a street's PCI is too low, rehabilitation costs will rise significantly. The City has to carefully plan when to repair the streets. Too soon and we don't get the full life out of the surface. Too late and the costs limit how many streets can be repaired in any given cycle. There are many distresses that are monitored in order to calculate a PCI.
To learn more about how the City uses this data to plan for future repairs, see below to view a presentation that was prepared for the City Council or call Gary Marks at 503.831.3555.
