Pavement Condition
The City of Fremont contains 486 centerline miles of public roadway, including 132 miles of arterials, 109 miles of collectors, and 245 miles of minor streets. The replacement value of all Fremont streets is currently $789 million, making the streets network the city's most valuable asset.
City street pavement condition is measured by a Pavement Condition Index (PCI), which defines PCI 100 as a brand new street, and 0 as a failed street. In 2007, the citywide analysis of Fremont streets and roads determined a collective Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of 68, which is considered fair.
• 60 percent are in the "Good" condition category (PCI 70 or higher).
• 20 percent are in the "Fair" condition category (PCI 70 to PCI 50).
• 20 percent are in the "Poor" or "Very Poor" condition categories (PCI below
50). For these, a significant amount of money would be required to bring
them into the "Good" condition category.
While the current PCI is not optimal, Fremont's PCI is still higher than that of other large cities in the Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose.
Paving Treatment Priority
Ideally, Fremont would pave all of its streets as needed and maintain them in good condition. However, to do so would require a $30 million annual pavement budget for 10 years to catch up with a street maintenance backlog of $250 million. Simply maintaining the present PCI would require over $12 million per year. Unfortunately, the City's ongoing street maintenance needs far exceed the resources available. Current funding for street pavement the Capital Improvement Program is $7.4 million for FY2007/08, well short of the amount needed to maintain the current condition of streets. This means that many streets will continue to deteriorate until addition funding is identified.
Because of this funding deficit, the Pavement Management Program puts a priority on maintaining the streets that are in good condition first, which require less expensive treatments (such as surface seals or overlays). As street maintenance is deferred, more expensive treatments (such as reconstruction) become necessary. Arterials and collector streets typically receive priority over minor residential streets due to their higher traffic volume rate of wear and tear.
The "Fremont Street PCI" table below shows pavement conditions for all Fremont streets, listed in alphabetical order. The PCI rating for most arterials and collector streets is from 2006 and for residential streets is from 2004, reflecting the most recent comprehensive survey data for those types of streets. Some street sections have received treatment over the past two years and have more recent PCI measurements. The City will be conducting a comprehensive pavement condition survey of all the streets in 2009 and will be updating the PCI rating after the survey is complete.
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Fremont Street PCI |
Pavement Condition Presentation to City Council (Dec. 18, 2007) |
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Contact
Please contact the Engineering Division at 510-494-4700 for additional information regarding Pavement Condition and the Pavement Management Program. |
