Amador County – The League of California Cities last week announced the launch of the second phase of its joint statewide “Local Streets and Roads Assessment” program. The initial study, started 3 years ago, found that Amador County was among a handful in the state with “poor” road conditions. LCC’s Dorothy Johnson announced the project in the League’s newsletter, saying that “public works directors, city managers, and finance directors” should soon receive letters “requesting that their city participates in the second phase of the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Project.” That participation includes reporting municipal conditions of “local pavement and essential components” of “gutters, curbs, sidewalks and lighting.” The survey will run from March through early April. Johnson said the League is partnering on the project with the California State Association of Counties, the California Engineers Association of California and “other local transportation stakeholders.” That group “launched the initial study in 2007 to determine local pavement conditions, the amount of money needed for streets to be maintained in ‘good’ condition, if there is a funding shortfall, and if so, the size of the shortfall.” The initial study’s findings were released in October 2009, showing that “California will need to invest $7 billion each year for the next 10 years to bring pavement conditions to a ‘good’ level, based on best pavement management practices,” Johnson said. Studies showed that 5 counties, including Amador County, were found to have “poor” road conditions.17 counties in California had roads that were in good to excellent conditions; and 36 counties were found to have roads in an “at risk” condition. Johnson said the “purpose of the study is to provide a reliable source of street and road data for local, state, and federal decision-makers.” Prior to the 2009 assessment, no state-wide study had been done since 1999. The 2009 report recorded city and county data that covered more than 90 percent of roads maintained by local jurisdictions, Johnson said. The “report was funded by contributions from cities and counties and was conducted by Nichols Consulting.” See the report at www.savecaliforniastreets.org. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 17:00
California Groups Launch Second Assessment of California Streets and Roads
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Amador County – The League of California Cities last week announced the launch of the second phase of its joint statewide “Local Streets and Roads Assessment” program. The initial study, started 3 years ago, found that Amador County was among a handful in the state with “poor” road conditions. LCC’s Dorothy Johnson announced the project in the League’s newsletter, saying that “public works directors, city managers, and finance directors” should soon receive letters “requesting that their city participates in the second phase of the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Project.” That participation includes reporting municipal conditions of “local pavement and essential components” of “gutters, curbs, sidewalks and lighting.” The survey will run from March through early April. Johnson said the League is partnering on the project with the California State Association of Counties, the California Engineers Association of California and “other local transportation stakeholders.” That group “launched the initial study in 2007 to determine local pavement conditions, the amount of money needed for streets to be maintained in ‘good’ condition, if there is a funding shortfall, and if so, the size of the shortfall.” The initial study’s findings were released in October 2009, showing that “California will need to invest $7 billion each year for the next 10 years to bring pavement conditions to a ‘good’ level, based on best pavement management practices,” Johnson said. Studies showed that 5 counties, including Amador County, were found to have “poor” road conditions.17 counties in California had roads that were in good to excellent conditions; and 36 counties were found to have roads in an “at risk” condition. Johnson said the “purpose of the study is to provide a reliable source of street and road data for local, state, and federal decision-makers.” Prior to the 2009 assessment, no state-wide study had been done since 1999. The 2009 report recorded city and county data that covered more than 90 percent of roads maintained by local jurisdictions, Johnson said. The “report was funded by contributions from cities and counties and was conducted by Nichols Consulting.” See the report at www.savecaliforniastreets.org. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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