Light rutting appears in the wheel paths and cracks grow larger.
The roadway doesn’t drive as well.
Rainwater doesn’t shed as freely.
Water seeps into cracks and erodes the gravel supporting the asphalt.
Potholes appear, and driving is rough.
At this stage, only extensive and expensive repaving can repair the roadway. The annual budget varies depending on grants awarded. The target annual investment for this program is $3 million.
Where does the money come from?
Revenue Source
Estimated Annual Revenue
Taxes & Fees
(REET, solid waste fee, street cut fee)
$950,000
Safe Streets & Sidewalks Levy
$1,650,000
Estimated Grants
$400,000
Total Annual Revenue:
$3,000,000
What does this work include?
Bothell conducts field surveys every year. Typically, half of the City is evaluated each year. We measure the size and type of cracking, the surface condition (weathering and raveling), ruts, and patching. Based on the survey data, the roadways are assigned a Pavement Condition Index (PCI). This information drives the annual projects.
Preventive treatments are substantially less expensive than repaving, so more roads can be treated each year for the same cost. Preventive treatments, applied at the right time, extend pavement life by preventing rainwater from seeping into and undermining the pavement. This work is done in partnership with in-house asphalt patching projects.
That target annual program includes:
Program Element
Proposed Annual Expenditure
Arterial overlay
$2,000,000
Arterial seals
$570,000
Local seals
$330,000
Administration
$100,000
Total Annual Cost:
$3,000,000
Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Ratings
PCI
PAVEMENT CONDITION
PERCENT OF BOTHELL STREETS
85 - 100
Excellent
61%
70 - 85
Very Good
55 - 70
Good
29%
40 - 55
Fair
10%
25 - 40
Poor
10 - 25
Very Poor
0 - 10
Failed
0%
Each street’s PCI rating is entered into asset management software that predicts the roadway’s future condition, based on historical PCI data, pavement preservation techniques, and spending levels. Based on the PCI, roadway classification, budget, and other factors, staff determines which streets will be paved each year.
Pavement preservation techniques: Added pavement life expectancy by roadway condition