San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury
• 2008-2009
Potholes & Priorities: County Road Conditions
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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
The County Roads Program is well managed and the pavement condition index (PCI) is a useful tool for prioritizing road maintenance and repair expenditures in the annual county budget.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The County should focus road improvements in those areas of the county that have average PCI values below the stated PCI goal of 70. Specifically, Santa Margarita, Shandon, San Miguel, Cambria, Oceano, Nipomo, and Los Osos need attention.
F2
The funding base for the Program varies from year to year, which will cause fluctuations in the overall condition of county roads. _____________________________________________________________________________ 5
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The County should increase the priority of road maintenance and improvement in the Los Osos area and maintain those roads on a comparable priority basis with all other county roads. Relatively short term maintenance processes such as crack seal, fog seal, slurry seal, chip seal and patching should be used in Los Osos until a more permanent program is established after the sewer project in completed.
F3
The communities of Shandon, and Santa Margarita have very low average PCI ratings and are in need of road improvements.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Board of Supervisors should designate the county roads budget as one of its highest budget priorities. Locally, as well as nationally, the condition of our infrastructure is essential for public safety, quality of life and a stable fiscal future.
F4
The communities of San Miguel, Oceano, Cambria, and Nipomo have higher average PCI than Shandon or Santa Margarita but are still rated below 70.
Related Recommendations (1)
R4
All County residents should be advised of planned road improvements in their area on an annual basis. County residents should be provided with an easy telephone complaint register with an easy alpha sequence number such as "POT HOLE" (768-4653) or "BAD ROAD" (223-7623), as well as an email complaint form for similar purposes to add to the existing DPW website. _____________________________________________________________________________ 6
F5
The Los Osos area has deteriorating road conditions due to the reluctance of the County to improve roads that may subsequently be impacted by the proposed Los Osos sewer project.
No recommendations for this finding
No Responses Found 1
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