GONZALES’ STREETS AND ROADS
Conditions
Unfunded Needs
Costs
Plan
Next Steps
Recent major projects:
Entire length of Alta Street was reconstructed in 2018. Project cost $5,200,000 and was funded through a $2.5M loan against the city’s annual allotment from TAMC’s Measure X. City still owes $900,000 (3 years away from paying off the loan). $492,000 are also owed to fund 421as a loan was pulled from there to complete the project.
Gloria Road was reconstructed in 2020 as part of a joint project with Monterey County and SVSWA. City’s portion of project was funded with several years of SB- 1 monies. The City contribution was $600,000. The project total was $5,600,000.
Other street projects:
A slurry seal contract was completed in 2021 for streets in various neighborhoods. This $500,000 project was funded with assessment district monies, city street funds, a Measure K allocation and TAMC RSTP monies. In 2022 the city’s insurance carrier provided approx. $7,500 to engage a contractor to grind sections of raised sidewalks down.
City PW staff performs as needed storm drain and pothole repairs. The City has approximately 20 centerline miles of paved streets. Many of them need to be resurfaced or reconstructed.
City streets are among our most valuable assets, a full replacement would cost approx. $200 million dollars.
The 2020 Pavement Management Program (PMP) recommended that the city budget at least $850,000 each fiscal year to maintain the condition of the roads. Additional funding is needed to improve the status of the streets.
SB 1
$226,000 has been allocated towards resurfacing the first block of Fourth Street. City will also use $53,000 in RSTP funding for this work.
Safe Routes to Schools
$250,000 has been awarded towards pedestrian safety improvements along Fifth St. from the US101 Bridge to the Community Center site.
Office of Traffic Safety Grant
Partnered with Health Department to get $40,000 to support the purchase of 2 lighted stop signs, and a lighted crosswalk that will go on Fifth St. Funding will also support pedestrian safety education and trainings.
Truck Ban
Industrial facilities will be noticed and will be asked to have their drivers use Gloria Rd. or the North Alta interchange.
Funding source being sought out to pay for the signage that needs to go on the Freeway.
Update the Pavement Management Plan (PMP)
Harris and Associates will be contracted to update the City’s PMP. • Send Fifth Street Truck Ban Notices to facilities in the Industrial Business Park
• Continue seeking grant funding
• Award Contract to update the Pavement Management Program • Generate a list of priority streets/areas
• Bid out the work for Fourth St.
• Work with Consultant to prepare bid documents for the work on pedestrian safety improvements for Fifth St. between Rincon Rd. and the US 101 Fifth St. Bridge.
• If Measure S were to pass, the City would receive approx. $800,000 in general fund monies
• A portion of funding could be used for road work
• An Oversight Committee would be formed to dictate how the funding gets allocated
• If it does not pass, we have to rely on what we have now, which means our streets and roads will continue to deteriorate making the work more costly in the future