This project provides for the major rehabilitation of residential and rural roadways in older communities to include extensive pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction including the associated rehabilitation of ancillary elements such as under drains, sub-grade drains, and installation and replacement of curbs and gutters. This project will not make major changes to the location or size of existing drainage structures, if any. Pavement rehabilitation includes the replacement of existing failed pavement sections by the placement of an equivalent or increased pavement section. The rehabilitation usually requires the total removal and replacement of failed pavement exhibiting widespread areas of fatigue related distress, base failures and sub-grade failures.

Cost change is due to increases in unit costs for materials and contractual labor, an increase in funding levels 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 physical condition surveys note the type, level, and extent of residential pavement deterioration combined with average daily traffic and other usage characteristics. This information is used to calculate specific pavement ratings, types of repair strategies needed, and associated repair costs, as well as the overall Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of the entire residential network. The system also provides for budget optimization for a systematic approach to maintaining a healthy residential pavement inventory. The updated 2024 pavement condition survey indicated that 345 lane-miles (or 8 percent) of residential pavement have fallen into the lowest possible category and are in need of structural reconstruction. Physical condition inspections of residential pavements will occur on a two-year cycle.

Hot mix asphalt pavements have a finite life of approximately 20 years based upon a number of factors including but not limited to: original construction materials, means and methods, underlying soil conditions, drainage, daily traffic volume, other loading such as construction traffic and heavy truck traffic, age, and maintenance history. A well-maintained residential road carrying low to moderate traffic levels is likely to provide a service life of 20 years or more. Conversely, lack of programmed maintenance will shorten the service life of residential roads considerably, in many cases to less than 15 years before rehabilitation is needed.

$56.7 million is the total annual funding amount required across the three residential & rural road CIP projects (Permanent Patching, Rehabilitation, and Resurfacing) to maintain the current Countywide Pavement Condition Index of 68 for residential and rural roads. Related CIP projects include Permanent Patching: Residential/Rural Roads (No. 501106) and Residential Resurfacing/Rural Roads (No. 500511). In FY24 and FY25, there was a switch in funding between GO Bond and Land Sale Proceeds.

A pedestrian impact analysis has been completed for this project. Expenditures will continue indefinitely.

WSSC Water, Other Utilities, Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland - National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services, Regional Services Centers, Community Associations, Montgomery County Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, Commission on People with Disabilities.