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Data released Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission show that the Bay Area's nearly 43,000 lane-miles of streets and roads scored an average ranking of 66 out of 100 on a pavement condition index.
Since last year, the quality of Bay Area roads and streets hasn't
changed much, according to new data released today by the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission.
The report, which relies on 2014 data from all nine counties in
the region, concluded that the Bay Area's nearly 43,000 lane-miles of streets
and roads scored an average ranking of 66 out of 100 on a pavement condition
index.
Among the Bay Area's three largest cities, San Francisco led with
an average score of 66, while San Jose came in second with 62 and Oakland
came in last with an average score of 59.
"One of MTC's long-held goals is to get the local street or road
network in every one of our cities and counties to a PCI score of 75 or
better," MTC chair and Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese said in a
statement.
"We can take heart that we're not losing ground, but we have a
long way to go and still have a lot of work to do before this goal can be
met," Cortese said.
According to the report, cities that averaged some of the best
scores in the region included Belvedere (80), Clayton (80), Portola Valley
(80), Foster City (81), Union City (81) and El Cerrito (81). The two cities
with the highest average score, 86, were Brentwood and Dublin.
Jurisdictions with the lowest rankings included Orinda (49),
Vallejo (47), Petaluma (45), St. Helena (45) and unincorporated Sonoma County
(45). The city of Larkspur had the lowest ranking in the region with a score
of 40.
Larkspur public works director Mary Grace Houlihan said in a
statement, "The primary focus of our pavement improvement effort has been to
improve residential streets."
In addition to a city implemented ordinance calling for a vehicle
impact fee for garbage trucks to offset the increased road maintenance,
Houlihan said the city will also give a majority of the funds generated from
voter-approved Measure C, a half-cent added to the general sales tax on each
dollar of taxable sales, to local road rehabilitation.
