This project provides for the permanent patching and resurfacing of rural and residential roadways using durable hot mix asphalt to restore long-term structural integrity to the aging rural and residential roadway infrastructure. The County maintains a combined total of 4,361 lane-miles of rural and residential roads. Preventative maintenance includes full-depth patching of distressed areas of pavement in combination with a new hot mix asphalt wearing surface of one-inch to two-inches depending on the levels of observed distress. A portion of this work will be performed by the County in-house paving crew.

Cost change is due to increases in unit costs for materials and contractual labor, an increase in funding levels, where affordable, to more closely match the current countywide Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for residential and rural roads, as well as adding FY31 and FY32 to this Level of Effort project.

In FY09, the Department of Transportation instituted a contemporary pavement management system. This system provides for systematic physical condition surveys. The surveys note the type, level, and extent of residential pavement deterioration combined with average daily traffic and other usage characteristics. The 2024 pavement condition survey is used to calculate specific pavement ratings, types of repair strategies needed, and associated repair cost, as well as the overall Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for the residential and rural network. The system also provides for budget optimization and recommending annual budgets for a systematic approach to maintaining a healthy pavement inventory.

The design and planning stages, as well as project construction, will comply with the Department of Transportation (DOT), Maryland State Highway Administration (MSHA), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and American with Disabilities Act (ADA). Rural/residential road mileage has been adjusted to conform with the State inventory of road mileage maintained by the State Highway Administration (SHA). This inventory is updated annually.

The total annual funding amount required across the three residential and rural road CIP projects (Permanent Patching, Rehabilitation, and Resurfacing) to maintain the current Countywide Pavement Condition Index of 68 for residential and rural roads is $56.7 million. Related CIP projects include Residential and Rural Road Rehabilitation (No. 500914) and Resurfacing: Residential/Rural Roads (No. 500511).

Expenditures will continue indefinitely.

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