February 10, 2015 Martin Lang, MPA Deputy Director of Field Operations
Southeastern most County of California Borders California Counties of San Diego and Riverside Borders Arizona and Mexico 5000 sq. mi in size
Road Maintenance Division 4 Maintenance Yards and 3 Satellite Yards 2,561 maintained miles (ranked 6 th out of 58 Counties) 2013 California Public Roads Data released by California Department of Transportation in November 2014 1331 Paved 1230 Unpaved 128 Caltrans Classified Bridges Numerous Waterway Crossings 50 Full Time Employees (FTEs) 3 Extra Help Employees (6½ month employment)
Total Annual 2014 Department Road Rehab and Maint. Revenues $ 21.7M HUTA LTA FEMA Disaster Relief 2010 Reimbursement Various Local, State and Federal Funds Total Annual 2014 Department Road Rehab and Maint. Expenditures $ 9.5M Asphalt Repairs and Maintenance Cold In Place, Slurry Seal, Crack Seal, Overlays, Fog Seals, and Pothole Repairs Other Repairs and Maintenance Unpaved Road Grading and Material Hauling Bridge Repairs PM-10 Unpaved Road Dust Mitigation Storm Repairs Maintenance Contracts Total Annual 2014 Department Revenues Deposited into Trust Account $ 3.4M
IMS Infrastructure Management Services MicroPaver Software - Post Project Report Updates Video GPS locations Laser Road Surface Tester Detailed Final Report Detailed Final Report Completed February 2012 Pavement Condition Index (PCI) was 53 at end of survey but reduced to 52 by the time of released final report Stay at current PCI $ 12.7M 2014 Department Expenditures $ 9.5 for Paved, Unpaved, Bridges and Misc. Fix All $ 223M for PCI 92 Five years Do Nothing PCI from 52 to 42 Current implemented approach in Five Years PCI from 52 to 47 Over one-third of the paved roads are approaching the end of their service life Total Cost of $ 261,000 Upgrades Needed before software was released to Department Software incompatible Department has not updated to date after completion of Detailed Final Report
Waterways supersede roads: We were here first or You need us more than we need you attitudes $ 500,000 annually to Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Independent County repairs Emergency repairs No warning from owner just find them out there Disruption in scheduled projects
Geographic Area 5000 sq. mile County Maintained Miles Total Number and Annual increases Interpretation of Laws or Procedures Procurement Process - Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act What is definition of Maintenance and Emergency Environment 120 degree Summers & 34 degree Winters Monsoons Migratory Bird Act Storm Water Waterways – New River and Alamo River Technical Growth with Compliance Lack of Safe Operating Practices Training New Safety Compliance
Interdepartmental Assistance Solid Waste Division (9 Landfills) Parks Facilities Management Regulatory Compliance (Takes Time and Personnel) Funding Stakeholders Opinions (Everyone has one and subjective majority of the time) Lobbyists Unions Politicians Residents Multiple Divisions (Engineering, Construction and Field Operations Vendors/Sales People Priorities Litter Control over Potholes My area over Their area Economic Status Population Quantity Voices over Quality Voices Encroachments
1.California Department of Transportation. (October 2011) 2010 California Public Road Data Statistical Information derived from the Highway Performance Monitoring System. Retrieved from 2.California Department of Transportation. (November 2014) 2013 California Public Road Data Statistical Information derived from the Highway Performance Monitoring System. Retrieved from 3. Imperial County Department of Public Works. (February 2011) Pavement Management Analysis Report. Retrieved from
Martin Lang Deputy Director of Field Operations Imperial County Department of Public Works