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Street Maintenance
Overview
Street maintenance work includes crack sealing, pothole repair and patching, chip seals, cape seals, asphalt overlays, and complete reconstruction of roadways. Routine street maintenance activities such as crack sealing, patching, and pothole repair are performed by the streets division of the public works department.
Large street maintenance projects such as pavement overlays or street reconstruction are generally classified as capital projects and are managed by the Engineering Department.
A Community Priority
In a community survey conducted by the city in 2016, the “condition of city streets” ranked as the second-highest citizen priority among city services, a priority directly linked to the highest-ranking priority in the survey, namely, “traffic flow and congestion management.”
The city maintains an inventory of all streets and assigns each a pavement condition index based on industry-standard practices. These data are used in conjunction with community feedback to prioritize street improvements using available funding. Additional detail can be found in the city’s Street Maintenance and Capital Plan.
Maintenance Funding
Montrose Moving Forward maintenance work is budgeted under the city’s General Fund. Where appropriate, resources from the city’s Water and Sewer Funds will be used to perform utility improvements within certain project areas.
Maintenance Types
The city performs different types of maintenance work, depending on the condition and specific needs of each street segment. Types of work include crack seal, asphalt patching, chip sealing, cape seal, asphalt overlay, and complete replacement.