DATE:
February 26, 2025
02
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
CONTINUED ITEM FROM FEBRUARY 12, 2025 (02):
Title
ESTABLISH APPROPRIATIONS, ADVERTISE AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS FOR COUNTYWIDE ASPHALT CONCRETE OVERLAY AND SLURRY SEAL TREATMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25, APPROVE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE CITIES OF EL CAJON AND NATIONAL CITY AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
On February 12, 2025 (2), the Board of Supervisors (Board) continued this item to the February 26, 2025, hearing.
The County of San Diego (County) Department of Public Works (DPW) maintains nearly 2,000 centerline miles of roads in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County. Centerline miles represent the total length of roads regardless of the number of lanes or overall roadway width. The County's average Pavement Condition Index (PCI), an industry-standard rating system used to rate the condition of roads, dropped from 70 in 2012 to 60 in 2016. The change in PCI occurred because of reduced levels of road maintenance work due to rising construction costs and declining gas tax revenues as vehicles became more fuel efficient and less fuel was purchased.
As a result of the Senate Bill 1 (SB1) initiative and the associated resurfacing projects, the condition of County-maintained roads has improved significantly over the past seven years and the current average PCI is 68. DPW received $61.6 million in SB1 revenue in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 and estimates it will receive $61.9 million in FY 2024-25 to continue expanding the road resurfacing program.
To be eligible to receive SB1 revenue, the Board must adopt a resolution each year approving a list of proposed projects, or road resurfacing locations, and submit the resolution and proposed list to the California Transportation Commission (CTC). On June 5, 2024 (02), the Board adopted the annual resolution and proposed a list of roads to be resurfaced during F...
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