Oxnard--The City Council reviewed its pavement improvement program during its Tuesday, April 2, meeting and will continue its grind-it-out approach based on litigation stopping bonds to fix the roads faster.
Resolution for the bonding lawsuit is projected to take 12-18 months through the court system.
City Engineer Morgan Kessler presented the overview, which revealed that the City has many streets and alleys with a $1 billion replacement value. Implementing a proper paving program is part of the City Council’s five-year priorities.
“The goal of this plan is to provide a rolling multiyear, multiphase plan to strategically apply a range of pavement treatments to improve Oxnard’s overall pavement condition, keep its already good streets in good shape, and stretch the paving dollar to the greatest extent possible,” he said. “Taking care of paving is expensive, and this year’s paving work will take about $23 million to keep the street conditions just at the status quo.”
He said Oxnard used gas tax money and has used Measure O funds in previous years, but those resources don’t come near the amount needed, and this year, there is approximately $4 million available in gas tax money and $2.5 million in anticipated Measure O…
