Report Prepared by: Daryl Jordan, P.E., City Engineer, Engineering Department
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SUBJECT: Report on Status of Roads Projects
REPORT IN BRIEF
City engineering staff will provide an informational report regarding the City’s roadway network, the historical pavement-condition baseline, current street maintenance and rehabilitation activities, programmed capital improvement projects, existing transportation funding sources, and the next steps needed to establish current pavement conditions and long-term funding requirements.
The City’s roadway pavement represents an estimated $310 million public asset in 2026 dollars. The most recent comprehensive pavement assessment was completed in 2018. An updated countywide Pavement Condition Index assessment is being coordinated by Merced County and will provide the information needed to establish a current condition target, quantify the deferred-maintenance backlog, and evaluate future funding alternatives.
RECOMMENDATION
Information Only.
Receive and file the report regarding the condition of the City’s roadway network, current roadway projects, and funding sources. No formal action is requested at this time.
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AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided in the 2025–26 City Council Goals and Priorities, this report supports the priority area of Infrastructure and Transportation.
DISCUSSION
Background and Roadway Network
The City of Merced owns and maintains an extensive network of arterial, collector, and local streets that supports residents, emergency responders, transit vehicles, commercial traffic, bicyclists, and pedestrians. The roadway system is also essential to economic development, neighborhood quality of life, and access to schools, businesses, employment centers, and public facilities.
As reported in 2017, the City maintained more than 330 lane miles of public streets. The 2018 pavement assessment identified approximately 60.5 million square feet of...
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