Taylor residents will see improvements to 38 additional road segments over the next four months. City Council approved the latest recommendation from Public Works to continue the 2023-24 Level Up Phase 1 program.
“We have a three-prong street program. The ‘level up’ is our most basic level of care. It’s an inch to an inch-and-a-half of asphalt that’s just an overlay. All it’s designed for is help to improve the ride. In front of your house if you’ve got hundreds of potholes and you get a level up, you’re going to be more level,” Public Works Director Jim Gray told City Council at the Thursday meeting.
The Public Works Department has been selecting streets for the level up procedure based on a Pavement Condition Index score. Roads with a PCI of zero through 20 have been fixed over the last few years. This year’s program is fixing roads that have a PCI score of 21 through a portion of those with a score of 23. According to city data, the repairs will take approximately 120 days and cost around $400,000.
