Public Works Department
DATE: April 14, 2026
TO: City Council
FROM: Edward Arango, Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Jennifer Ng, Public Works Director
VIA: Kimbra McCarthy, City Manager
SUBJECT: Pavement Management Program Update
PURPOSE
This memo randum provides an update on the pavement condition, in -process and planned paving projects already funded in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and an updated evaluation of future funding needs.
BACKGROUND
Staff provided an update on the Pavement Management Program to Council on March 25, 2025 as part of the CIP. Council agreed with staff’s recommendation to continue prioritizing pavement projects, including the integration of bicycle and pedestrian improvements and to continue to seek opportunities to deliver active transportation projects.
Biennially, t he City coordinates with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to evaluate the overall condition of the City’s street network and develop a rehabilitation and maintenance strategy that will improve the overall condition of the street network. The City’s street network is typically evaluated biennially by an MTC -assigned consultant who provides a Pavement Management Plan (PMP) report with a network Pavement Condition Index (PCI) rating.
The PCI is a measurement of pavement condition that ranges from zero to 100. A newly constructed or overlaid street would have a PCI of 100 , while a poor/failed roadway (requiring major rehabilitation or reconstruction) would have a PCI under 49 (see Table 1).
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Table 1: Pavement Condition Categories
Very Good-Excellent
PCI = 80-100
Newly constructed or resurfaced pavement with few signs of distress.
Good
PCI = 70-79
Pavement requiring mostly preventive maintenance and
showing only low levels of distress.
Fair
PCI = 60-69
Pavement at the low end of this range is significantly
distressed and may require a combination of rehabilitation and preventive maintenance.
At Risk
PCI = 50-59
Deteriorated pavement requiring immediate attention,
including rehabilitative work.
Poor
PCI = 25-49
Pavement showing extensive distress and requiring major rehabilitation or reconstruction.
Failed
PCI = 24
Extremely rough pavement that needs complete
reconstruction.
The MTC and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) expect cities to strive for a minimum network PCI of 70, representing a good condition. Below 70, it becomes exponentially more expensive to repair and maintain pavement. The most cost -effective way to maintain a good pavement condition is to avoid deferred maintenance and invest in preventive maintenance and pavement preservation.
The MTC’s most recent PMP report for Mountain View published in 2024 identified the City’s PCI at 67. In January 2026, the MTC published the 202 4 report of the rolling three-year average PCI for all Bay Area j urisdictions, showing Mountain View’s three -year average also at 67 (see Exhibit A). The City’s goal is to maintain a Citywide network PCI above 7 0. More information about the City’s PCI and maintenance strategies can be found on the City’s website :
Roadway
Pavement. T he next MTC PMP report identifying the City’s PCI is expected in early 2027 .
The PCI is in a state of constant decline due to normal wear and tear. Normally, a city can expect its pavement index to drop two to three points over the course of a year. However, the high amount of construction activity in the roadways occurring in the City aggravates this decline. Add on top of that, it is very common in this a rea to add trips (i.e. , wear and tear) to the road via front-door delivery services with the increasing numbers of electric vehicles (which are heavier than internal combustion engine vehicles), and the pavement is actually degrading more quickly than it has historically.
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DISCUSSION
The MTC’s biennial pavement evaluation reported that the City’s network PCI rating was 67 in 2024. As previously noted to Council in March 2025, the City’s PCI is in decline. Staff previously identified the following factors that contributed to the rating:
• During 2020 to 2022, the Engineering Division of the Public Works Department had significant staffing challenges, particularly in the Civil Infrastructure Section that manages the pavement program.
• The staffing challenges required prioritization of capital projects with grant funding or other critical deadlines, creating a backlog and delayed delivery of road pavement projects for several years.
• During the backlog, the pavement condition continued to decline without paving projects constructed to stabilize the City’s overall PCI rating.
Completed or Substantially Completed Pavement Projects
In response to the backlog, staff has aggressively worked towards de livering projects by prioritizing and assigning these projects to multiple project managers. As a result, s ince 2024, staff has accomplished $18.08 million worth of paving projects, as shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Pavement Projects since 2024
Project
No. Category Streets
Funding
(in the
millions)
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE or SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE
21-01 Annual Street Maintenance Leong Drive and Fairchild Drive 3.78 21-30 SB 1 Streets Various neighborhood streets
(including 100 to 300 Castro Street) 1.3
21-40 California Complete Street Pilot Showers Drive to Shoreline Boulevard 6.0 21-41 Street Reconstruction Crittenden Lane and North Shoreline Boulevard 2.27
23-03 SB-1 Streets (in progress) Various neighborhood streets 4.73 TOTAL 18.08
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Upcoming Pavement Projects
Staff continues to aggressively address the backlog of projects and similarly assigned paving projects to multiple project managers as well as combined paving projects from multiple years into one project. Staff will continue with this strategy to speed up the project delivery. Tables 3 and 4 provide a detailed summary of the pavement projects and their current status.
Table 3: Pavement Projects Starting Construction in 2026
Project
No. Category Streets Funding
(in the millions)
STARTING CONSTRUCTION
16-48
East Whisman Transit Oriented
Development Improvements,
Phase II: Ellis Street
Ellis Street, between Fairchild Drive
and Manila Avenue $4.72
18-43
Shoreline Boulevard Active
Transportation and Utility
Improvements
Shoreline Boulevard, between
Middlefield Road and Pear Avenue 2.63*
20-01 Annual Street Maintenance Miramonte Avenue, between Cuesta Drive and Castro Street 5.90
24-01 Annual Street Maintenance
Various streets: Central
Neighborhood and Monta
Loma/Farley/Rock neighborhood
1.57 TOTAL $14.82
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* Pavement portion of project
Table 4 lists the seven projects in design, including several that were combined to catch up with the workload, and provides for efficiency and economy of scale . Projects 21-38, 22-01, and 24- 03 include grant funding. The design phase of pavement projects is typically between nine and 12 months. The projects shown below are scheduled to start construction in 2027.
Table 4: Pavement Projects in Design
Project
No. Category Streets Funding
(in the millions)
IN DESIGN
20-40 Plymouth/Space Park
Realignment, Phase 3
Plymouth Street, between Joaquin
Road and Shoreline Boulevard $2.75*
21-38 El Monte Corridor
Improvements
El Monte, between Springer Road
and El Camino Real 4.03
22-01 Annual Street Maintenance Middlefield Road Complete Street 5.32 23-31,
25-28 Street Reconstruction Miramonte Avenue: Castro Street to El Camino Real 5.98
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24-03 SB 1 Streets Moffett Boulevard Complete Streets 5.14 25-01 Annual Street Maintenance Various neighborhood streets 2.15 25-03,
26-03 SB 1 Streets Various neighborhood streets 4.00
TOTAL $29.37
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* Pavement portion of project
Staff has made significant progress in catching up with the workload of backlogged projects and as a result, only two projects have not yet started due to these projects being planned for funding in Fiscal Year 2026-27. The Annual Street Maintenance Project, 27 -XX and SB-1 Streets, with an combined value of $5.24 million, are anticipated to start design in the second half of Fiscal Year 2026-27.
In total, the City has accumulated $44.19 million from various funding sources for paving projects that will either start construction in 2026 or are currently under design.
Pavement Funding Analysis
The pavement program currently receives an annual allocation of approximately $ 6.5 million from various pavement fund sources, including the Gas Tax, 2010 Measure B Vehicle Registration Fee, 2016 Measure B Sales Tax, SB 1, and Measure G. Measure G was newly passed by the voters in November 2024, and Council identified the spending priorities for staff allocating 5 % to 15% to Other Government Services , including road maintenance . This year’s Measure G revenue portion for paving projects, in the amount of $250,000, will be allocated toward paving through the CIP process.
Often times, supplemental funding is provided by the Construction Tax Fund, Conveyance Tax Fund, and CIP Reserve funds ; however, these sources have experienced significant decline due to new hybrid remote work trends and current economic conditions. While some bounce-back of funding has occurred, it has been slow. As shown in Figure 1, at current baseline funding levels of approximately $6.5 million per year, the PCI will continue to slowly decline. While the planned paving projects may temporarily increase PCI, staff expects, over the longer run, it will be offset due to the delay in full implementation as the pavement continues to degrade.
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Figure 1: Pavement Investment and PCI Status
In 2024, staff evaluated the program funding needs to maintain the network PCI at the current level as well as needs to increase the network PCI by five points, using the latest financial information from the 2024 PMP report. To maintain PCI levels, there will be a need to increase baseline funding levels to avoid further decline. A minimum of $8 million is needed per year (an increase of $ 1.5 million per year over current baseline funding) to maintain the PCI and a minimum of $14 million per year for five years (an increase of $7.5 million per year over current baseline funding) to increase the PCI by five points (see Figure 2). Again, these were the projections based on the 2024 PMP report. A new analysis will be performed this year to identify the program funding needs for these scenarios.
Figure 2: Annual Funding Needs for Pavement Maintenance as of 2024
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NEXT STEPS
Staff continues to see a need for an increased investment in the pavement infrastructure. Staff recommends continuing to prioritize pavement projects, aiming to maintain and improve the network PCI toward our goal of a Citywide average of 70, as expressed in the 2025 Council Strategic Priorities session. Considering the expected flat trending revenues from several funding sources and the magnitude of the pavement program funding needs, staff anticipates that the pavement condition will continue to decline without another funding source to supplement.
In 2025, Council provided staff direction to evaluate the pavement management program to evaluate the impacts and benefits of prioritizing arterial streets over local streets for pavement treatment. Staff is beginning this evaluation by obtaining consultant support for this evaluation and this analysis will inform the pavement program priorities for Fiscal Year 2027-28.
PWK/RG-04-14-26M
Exhibit: A. Pavement Condition of Bay Area Jurisdictions 2024
cc: PWD , APWD—Arango, PCE—Gonzales, SCE—Houghton
Pavement Condition of
Bay Area Jurisdictions
2024
ATTA CHMENT 3
Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for Bay Area Jurisdictions, 2024 Very Good (PCI = 80–89)
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Jurisdiction County Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Larkspur Marin 65.8 75 83 87
Orinda Contra Costa 189.9 84 83 83
Palo Alto Santa Clara 414.5 83 83 83
Cupertino Santa Clara 297.7 83 82 82
Hillsborough San Mateo 166.4 79 81 81
Solano County Solano 931.6 80 81 81
Los Altos Hills Santa Clara 124.4 79 79 80
Good (PCI = 70–79)
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Jurisdiction County Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Yountville Napa 16.4 78 79 79
Brentwood Contra Costa 425.9 80 79 78
Colma San Mateo 26.9 76 75 78
Daly City San Mateo 256.8 77 78 78
Danville Contra Costa 324.4 79 78 78
Dublin Alameda 349.7 80 79 78
Emeryville Alameda 47.4 76 78 78
Foster City San Mateo 117.9 78 78 77
Los Gatos Santa Clara 239.0 70 72 77
San Ramon Contra Costa 509.4 78 78 77
Atherton San Mateo 105.4 75 74 76
Burlingame San Mateo 170.8 77 77 76
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Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for Bay Area Jurisdictions, 2024 (continued)Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for Bay Area Jurisdictions, 2024 (continued) Good (PCI = 70–79)
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Jurisdiction County Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Clayton Contra Costa 94.2 78 77 76
Menlo Park San Mateo 196.8 78 77 76
Mill Valley Marin 116.4 73 74 76
Pleasanton Alameda 519.6 78 77 76
Portola Valley San Mateo 70.9 77 77 76
South San Francisco San Mateo 295.4 73 75 76
Lafayette Contra Costa 199.3 75 74 75
Livermore Alameda 733.9 78 77 75
Morgan Hill Santa Clara 302.4 73 74 75
Ross Marin 21.6 77 77 75
San Francisco San Francisco 2,148.3 74 74 75
Sunnyvale Santa Clara 641.5 77 76 75
Moraga Contra Costa 113.3 73 73 74
San Mateo County San Mateo 629.0 74 74 74
Santa Clara Santa Clara 609.7 74 74 74
Woodside San Mateo 96.3 76 75 74
Alameda County Alameda 993.1 72 72 73
Hayward Alameda 681.4 69 71 73
Los Altos Santa Clara 227.1 69 71 73
San José Santa Clara 4,469.1 69 71 73
Tiburon Marin 67.7 74 72 73
Vacaville Solano 696.3 72 73 73
Belvedere Marin 23.4 70 72 72
Brisbane San Mateo 67.9 74 73 72
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Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for Bay Area Jurisdictions, 2024 (continued) Good (PCI = 70–79)
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Jurisdiction County Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Cotati Sonoma 49.7 65 69 72
Monte Sereno Santa Clara 31.3 71 71 72
Pleasant Hill Contra Costa 225.4 69 70 72
San Anselmo Marin 81.0 68 69 72
San Mateo San Mateo 428.9 70 71 72
Contra Costa County Contra Costa 1,347.7 70 71 71
Fremont Alameda 1,095.2 72 71 71
Milpitas Santa Clara 308.4 70 70 71
Newark Alameda 262.8 72 72 71
Healdsburg Sonoma 96.9 68 69 70
Oakley Contra Costa 294.2 73 71 70
Walnut Creek Contra Costa 398.8 72 70 70
Windsor Sonoma 172.2 75 73 70
Fair (PCI = 60–69)
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Jurisdiction County Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Martinez Contra Costa 236.2 67 68 69
Belmont San Mateo 139.2 65 67 68
El Cerrito Contra Costa 137.0 70 69 68
Redwood City San Mateo 359.3 70 69 68
Corte Madera Marin 72.1 66 68 67
Marin County Marin 851.7 66 67 67
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Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for Bay Area Jurisdictions, 2024 (continued) Fair (PCI = 60–69)
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Jurisdiction County Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Mountain View Santa Clara 353.3 70 68 67
Saratoga Santa Clara 283.5 67 67 67
Union City Alameda 329.9 73 70 67
Campbell Santa Clara 218.5 69 68 66
Santa Clara County Santa Clara 1,424.3 64 65 66
Alameda Alameda 308.5 67 66 65
Dixon Solano 158.2 64 65 65
Rohnert Park Sonoma 222.1 67 67 65
San Pablo Contra Costa 104.2 69 67 65
Fairfield Solano 793.0 66 65 64
Half Moon Bay San Mateo 55.4 67 66 64
Antioch Contra Costa 683.2 64 64 63
Gilroy Santa Clara 274.1 59 61 63
Napa Napa 498.7 65 63 63
Novato Marin 319.8 66 64 63
Sonoma Sonoma 68.4 69 66 63
Hercules Contra Costa 124.6 65 64 62
Piedmont Alameda 78.4 63 63 62
San Bruno San Mateo 180.5 62 63 62
San Rafael Marin 332.2 63 62 61
Santa Rosa Sonoma 1,137.3 62 61 61
East Palo Alto San Mateo 82.6 60 60 60
Rio Vista Solano 54.7 60 61 60
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Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for Bay Area Jurisdictions, 2024 (continued) At Risk (PCI = 50–59)
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Jurisdiction County Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Albany Alameda 62.6 57 58 59
Cloverdale Sonoma 65.1 55 57 59
Pittsburg Contra Costa 354.4 60 60 59
Richmond Contra Costa 580.4 60 59 59
American Canyon Napa 113.4 60 59 58
Oakland Alameda 2,052.3 54 57 58
Calistoga Napa 30.6 60 59 57
San Carlos San Mateo 179.3 58 57 57
San Leandro Alameda 393.8 55 56 57
Sausalito Marin 57.6 59 58 57
Berkeley Alameda 449.6 56 56 56
Concord Contra Costa 720.7 56 55 55
Pinole Contra Costa 118.5 56 56 55
Sebastopol Sonoma 47.5 48 50 54
Sonoma County Sonoma 2,698.5 52 53 54
St Helena Napa 50.7 49 50 54
Benicia Solano 197.7 52 54 53
Fairfax Marin 54.7 55 54 53
Suisun City Solano 153.6 55 54 53
Millbrae San Mateo 112.6 55 53 52
Napa County Napa 819.6 45 48 50
Pacifica San Mateo 189.1 43 47 50
Petaluma Sonoma 393.3 44 48 50
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Poor (PCI = 40–49)
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Jurisdiction County Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Vallejo Solano 744.4 46 45 44
Bay Area blank 44,108 67 67 67
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Aggregate City and County PCI for Bay Area Counties, 2024 Good (PCI = 70–79)
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Jurisdiction Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
San Francisco County 2,148 74 74 75
Santa Clara County 10,219 70 71 72
San Mateo County 3,927 70 70 71
Fair (PCI = 60–69)
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Jurisdiction Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Contra Costa County 7,128 68 68 68
Alameda County 8,358 67 67 67
Marin County 2,064 66 66 67
Solano County 3,729 65 65 65
At Risk (PCI = 50–59)
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Jurisdiction Total Lane Miles 2022 2023 2024
Sonoma County 4,951 56 57 57
Napa County 1,529 54 54 56
Bay Area 44,108 67 67 67
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Figure 1. Year-Over-Year Comparison of Pavement Conditions for Local Roadways 2006–2024 (Lane Miles)
Year Excellent or Very Good
(100-80)
Good or Fair
(79-60)
At Risk
(59-50)
Poor or Failed
(49-0)
2024 35% 35% 9% 20%
2023 35% 35% 9% 21%
2022 35% 34% 9% 22%
2021 35% 34% 9% 22%
2020 36% 33% 10% 21%
2019 37% 33% 9% 21%
2018 37% 31% 9% 23%
2017 37% 32% 9% 22%
2016 34% 34% 10% 23%
2015 34% 34% 10% 23%
2014 31% 35% 10% 23%*
2013 32% 34% 10% 23%*
2012 31% 35% 11% 23%
2011 31% 35% 11% 23%
2010 32% 34% 11% 23%
2008/09 33% 34% 11% 21%*
2007 35% 32% 10% 22%*
2006 34% 31% 10% 25%
*No Data
Regional Weighted Network PCI (Year over Year)
blank 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Weighted PCI 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 67
9 | Pavement Condition of Bay Area Jurisdictions 2024