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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Findings 5 findings
F1
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The 2017/2018 Grand Jury recommended that the TCPWD create a formal computerized plan to improve all road maintenance management, to track current road conditions and completed work. The new software has been purchased and installed but is not functional.
F2
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The 2017/2018 Grand Jury recommended the TCPWD create a tab on the TCPWD website where the General Public could register complaints and track response 2019-2020 Tehama County Grand Jury Final Report 17 times. Currently no page has been created. Reports are taken over the phone or in person and written on a paper form for distribution to the proper road division.
F3
Page 19
The 2017/2018 Grand Jury recommended the TCPWD fill the positions of Transportation Manager and Infrastructure Manager. The Transportation Manager position has been filled. The Infrastructure Manager position is not filled at this time.
F4
Page 19
Freshly chip sealed road surfaces have failed on multiple county roads. A. One failure in south Tehama County was due to poor application of road oils during the Chip Seal application (equipment failure, valve failure or low temperature oil). B. A second failure occurred on Jelly’s Ferry Road at the Jelly’s Ferry Bridge Project deemed a “Full Depth Reclamation Project”. The road oil did not adhere to the new surface and completely peeled off of the road surface. The problem was a road oil application failure found to be the wrong oil used for the road surface conditions. C. The Caltrans Maintenance Manual (Chapter 7) is the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Chip Seal application and baseline. TCPWD did not follow the Caltrans Guidelines to the letter. The application standards and parameters were adjusted to fit the existing circumstances which was not successful in this situation. D. The section of Jelly’s Ferry Road receiving the Full Depth: Reclamation applied chip seal is approximately 4.25 miles long and 18 feet wide at a cost of $2.50-$5.00 per square yard which equates to between $112,200.00 and $224,400.00 not including $14,020 hard costs of all heavy equipment and gravel used at the project site.
F5
Page 19
A road safety complaint concerning centerlines and fog lines not being visible on county roads after general and chip seal repair performed by TCPWD crews was 2019-2020 Tehama County Grand Jury Final Report 18 received. The TCPWD Director stated “We can’t fix the roads if no one calls in and tells us about a road hazard”.
Recommendations 6
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R1Page 20The 2019-2020 Grand Jury recommends the TCPWD utilize the current Roads Management Computer Program, with cross-training of multiple staff, to track current road conditions, to improve road maintenance management and road work completed.
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R2Page 20The 2019-2020 Grand Jury recommends a Safety/Hazardous Road Condition Repair Form be added to the TCPWD website allowing for the General Public to submit repair requests and track progress online.
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R3Page 20The 2019-2020 Grand Jury recommends the TCPWD fill the current vacant Infrastructure Manager position.
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R4Page 20The 2019-2020 Grand Jury recommends TCPWD implement a Quality Control/ Quality Assurance Program, with staff cross-training, which includes project and process-wide checklists to include temperatures, pressures and product application verification for all road projects, especially chip seal oil applications.
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R5Page 20The 2019-2020 Grand Jury recommends the use of Caltrans approved subgrade and roadway construction processes. Policy 5-11, Section V, Operations, Subject: Pavement Markings, states: “Centerliners shall be applied on all paved roads 18 feet wide or greater in width. Edge lines (fog lines) shall be where the pavement width is 20 feet or more to be installed at the time the project is completed.”
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R6Page 20The 2019-2020 Grand Jury recommends a bumper sticker be created with the TCPWD’s 24-hour recorded phone number, to be placed on the back of all TCPWD vehicles and giving easy access for the General Public to report needed road repairs. 2019-2020 Tehama County Grand Jury Final Report 19 REQUEST FOR RESPONSES: Pursuant to Penal Code section 933 and 933.05, the Grand Jury requests responses as follows: The Grand Jury requires a response from the Director of Public Works, Mr. Tim McSorley, 9380 San Benito Avenue, Gerber, California, 96035-9701 on F1-F5 and R1 - R6.