roadways that needed minor repair in 2005, now need major repair. Other of the roadways that needed major repair in 2005 have deteriorated to the condition of needing structural repair now. The percentage of roadways now needing structural repair is also greater than the percentage needing structural repair in 2005. Since 2005, the County has repaired 4 miles of roadway that needed structural repair; those roadway miles are now represented in the graph above in the “no repair needed” category. Despite this, some roadways that needed structural repair in 2005 have now deteriorated to the condition of needing reconstruction repair. Since 2005, the County has repaired 11.3 miles of roadway that needed reconstruction. Those roadway miles are now represented in the graph above in the “no repair needed” category. Overall, approximately $81,000,000 has been dedicated for a specific list of capital pavement maintenance projects since 2005. In order to address the projects early, government financing was used to secure much of the funding for construction up front. As a result, the County is obligated to make annual debt service payments for an additional 13 years from 2010. This translates to approximately $6,000,000 per year in dedicated to capital pavement maintenance. The observed pavement condition comparison between 2005 and 2010 indicates that the overall infrastructure continues to deteriorate into more expensive repair strategies. Additionally, the County is receiving a seemingly increasing number of resident complaints regarding pavement condition, compelling staff to spend more and more time and resources addressing the complaints. These observations indicate that although a major step was taken since 2005 to address the County’s infrastructure maintenance needs, it wasn’t enough to keep up with the deterioration rate. The data also suggest that further deterioration of the infrastructure will occur unless additional funding is dedicated for capital pavement maintenance. The plans presented in the next section of this report express expected pavement deterioration over the next 20 years as a result of the amount of funding put toward maintaining capital infrastructure.
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ALACHUA COUNTY PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE REPORT
JUNE 24, 2010