DATE: April 22, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT Adopt a Resolution Approving the Project List for FY26 Road Repair and Accountability Act (RRAA) Funding for the FY26 Pavement Improvement Project
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council approves the project list for RRAA FY26 funding for the FY26 Pavement Improvement Project (PIP).
SUMMARY
A yearly application must be submitted to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to continue receiving RRAA funding, which must include a resolution approving a project list of street segments or defined regions of the City for the estimated revenue. The RRAA revenue estimate for FY26 is $4,000,000 and the project list includes the Hayward neighborhoods within the limits of Hesperian Blvd, Industrial Pkwy, Mission Blvd, Foothill Blvd, D St, City Limits, Hesperian Blvd, Winton Ave, Clawiter Rd, and Eden Shores Neighborhood.
BACKGROUND
On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the RRAA of 2017, to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs through an increase in per gallon fuel excise taxes and vehicle registration fees.
To receive each year’s SB1 apportionments, cities must apply to the CTC for the funds by submitting a tentative project list approved by resolution to the CTC. The project list must contain either a list of street segments or defined regions of the City undergoing rehabilitation, an estimated completion date for the project, and the estimated useful life of the paving methods utilized.
DISCUSSION
This project is part of the larger FY26 PIP. This project is scheduled to finalize a street list by November 2025, call for bids in February 2026, start construction in Summer 2026, and complete construction in Fall of 2026.
The RRAA revenue estimate of $4,000,000 will be used to treat the Hayward neighborhoods within the limits of Hesperian Blvd, Industrial Pkwy, Mission Blvd, Foothill Blvd, D St, City Limits, Hesperian Blvd, Winton Ave, Clawiter Rd, and Eden Shores Neighborhood. This area includes streets in very poor condition with high number of resident requests in order to improve and increase equity in distribution of City services (A St, Western Blvd, Edith St, Lilly Ave, Sycamore Ave). Preventative maintenance treatment estimated useful life is 5-10 years and pavement rehabilitation treatment estimated useful life is 10-15 years.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
This project is fully funded by the City’s CIP through RRAA and has no impact on the General Fund.
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated revenue from RRAA for FY26 is $4,000,000. This amount will be budgeted in the recommended FY26-FY34 CIP which is scheduled to be presented to Council for adoption this June.
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
This agenda item supports the FY25 Strategic Roadmap of Invest in Infrastructure.
Specifically, this item relates to the implementation of the following project(s):
FM2 - # of miles of bike lanes added Transportation
FM3 - # of miles of repaving completed Transportation
SUSTAINABILITY FEATURES
The project requires the contractor to recycle all construction and demolition debris generated from the project.
This project is consistent with City’s Complete Streets Policy and improves travel for all users including:
Improved pavement for motorists
Additional bike lanes and sharrows for bicyclists
More visible pavement markings for pedestrians, including near school zones
New or upgraded curb ramps to meet the recently revised Caltrans standards for pedestrians
The project satisfies the following General Plan policies:
PFS-7.10 Recycled Products or Processes for Capital Projects HQL-2.5 Safe Routes to School
HQL-2.6 Education on Sharing the Road
M-1.7 Eliminate Gaps (in pedestrian networks)
M-3.1 Serving All Users
M-5.1 Pedestrian Needs
M-5.6 Safe Pedestrian Crossings
M-6.2 Encourage Bicycle Use
PUBLIC CONTACT
Once the project list is finalized in November 2025, Staff will create a FY26 PIP project website on City’s Public Works & Utilities website and include a geographic information system (GIS) map showing upcoming project map and previously completed project maps.
NEXT STEPS
If Council approves this recommendation, staff will submit the defined regions in the City and resolution to the CTC.
May 2025 Submit RRAA funding application to CTC
November 2025 Finalize project list of streets
February 2026 Call for bids & bid opening
Summer 2026 Begin construction
Fall 2026 Complete construction
Prepared by: Yama Farouqi, Associate Civil Engineer
Dave Hung, Acting Deputy Director of Public Works - Engineering
Recommended by: Alex Ameri, Director of Public Works
Approved by:
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Dr. Ana M. Alverez, City Manager