Title
Transportation 2050 Pavement Maintenance Program Update and Five-Year Pavement Maintenance Plan through Fiscal Year 2027 (Ordinance S-49395)
Description
Request to authorize City Council approval of the proposed five-year pavement maintenance program through Fiscal Year (FY) 2027.
Report
Summary
The arterial and major collector streets pavement maintenance program is primarily funded by Transportation 2050 (T2050), while the minor collector and local streets pavement maintenance program is funded primarily by Arizona Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) revenues.
Background
Phoenix has a comprehensive roadway network of nearly 5,000 miles of public streets. Phoenix’s roadway network is made up of arterial, collector, and local streets. Arterials are major streets, which are typically the major north/south and east/west transportation corridors spaced at each mile. Collectors are important mid-level transportation corridors, which are generally on the 1/2-mile north/south and east/west streets between the arterial streets. Local streets are typically in residential areas and provide connectivity to the collectors and arterials for local traffic.
The City’s public transit system primarily utilizes the arterial and major collector streets for its bus and rail lines, and T2050 funds allocated to Streets are an essential part of proper pavement maintenance along these high-capacity transit corridors.
Attachment A, Table 1 shows the citywide distribution of the various street classifications and which street classifications are targeted for resurfacing projects using T2050 and HURF funding. Also, Attachment A, Table 2 illustrates the distribution of street classification types across the City’s eight council districts.
Pavement Management System and Pavement Condition Index
The foundation of the Pavement Management System (PMS) is field data obtained using a high-tech pavement management vehicle, which measures and records the condition of roads, evaluating them on surface roughness, environmental stresses, and structural condition. Based on the resulting pavement condition index (PCI) rating, which is tracked and mapped in the department’s PCI database, staff uses these objective measurements of roadway conditions to develop an initial list of roads to receive asphalt overlay. Once the pavement maintenance list is developed, the initial list of roads is put through a rigorous coordination review, which includes evaluating the following:
• Americans with Disabilities Act compliance.
• Conflicts with other city projects.
• Right of way concerns.
• Environmental issues.
• Utility issues and conflicts.
• Field visual inspections.
• Pavement age.
• Roadway traffic volumes.
• Alternate pavement treatments.
Using the most recently recorded PCI data, about 32 percent of City streets are classified in good or excellent condition, while 63 percent are in fair condition and five percent are in poor or very poor condition. The PCI distribution is tabulated in Attachment B, Figure 1. The most recent PCI data collected are displayed by Council Districts in Attachment F.
Bicycle Facility Implementation
The City’s Bicycle Program is a multi-faceted yet coordinated effort to ensure the City establishes a well-connected citywide bicycle network and implements the goals of the T2050 program. Implementation of the bicycle program will come from distinct, yet collaborative work efforts of different divisions and sections within Streets, including the pavement maintenance program. Attachment E, Table 5 shows a summary of the new bicycle facilities currently planned to be implemented through the five-year pavement maintenance program. Attachment I lists the projects preliminarily identified for new bicycle facilities through the five-year pavement maintenance program in FY 2023 - FY 2027, as well as bicycle facilities which will be upgraded as well. Implementation will be dependent on more-detailed engineering evaluation and public outreach processes.
Financial Impact
Pavement Maintenance Goals and Budgets
With the pavement maintenance funding (HURF and T2050) for the City’s street network allocated based on the street classification type, the miles of roadway treated on an annual basis should be reported and evaluated in the same manner. Attachment C, Table 3 shows the number of roadway miles scheduled to be treated through FY 2027 as part of the five-year pavement maintenance program. As noted earlier, HURF funding is primarily allocated to minor collector and local streets and T2050 funding is primarily allocated to arterial and major collector streets, which total 4,033 miles and 825 miles across the City, respectively.
Attachment G provides maps showing the locations of all proposed pavement maintenance projects for the FY 2023 - FY 2027 five-year pavement maintenance program funded with T2050 and HURF revenues by Council District. Attachment H details the lists of new projects proposed in the pavement maintenance program in FY 2025, FY 2026 and FY 2027. Attachment D, Table 4 shows the budget and number of roadway miles for projects funded with planned T2050 and HURF funds for the five-year pavement maintenance program.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- Council previously approved this item at the Jan. 18, 2023 Transportation, Infrastructure and Planning Subcommittee meeting by a vote of 4-0.
- The Citizens Transportation Commission recommended approval of the Five-Year Pavement Maintenance Plan through FY 2027 on Dec. 15, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.