An additional 1,000 concrete slabs have been replaced along Interstate 880 through Oakland. Among the costlier projects: Caltrans is replacing 3,345 concrete slabs on a 17-mile stretch of I-5 south of Sacramento, thanks to $34.5 million in savings.
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Such projects - laying a thin layer of asphalt over the roadway - can extend the life of the road by a decade or more and free up funding for more expensive concrete work that involves ripping out deep sections of pavement. There is $2.5 million for Highway 237, $2.6 million for Highway 85 in South San Jose, $3.6 million for Highway 17 from Highway 9 to Highway 85, $8.5 million for the I-880 job and $9.9 million on westbound I-80 from the Bay Bridge toll plaza to the Contra Costa County line. That may not seem like a lot in a state as large as California, but it has enabled Caltrans to spread out the extra cash on dozens of relatively cheap resurfacing projects. A fix-it-first policy direction has greatly helped.”Īdded Randy Rentschler of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission: “Caltrans is making basic road repair more of a priority.”Ĭaltrans awarded 276 paving projects this fiscal year, and it says low bids have resulted in $163 million in savings. 1 position as having the bumpiest roads in the nation. “Caltrans is doing a terrific job at fixing the backlog of deferred maintenance on San Jose metro area freeways,” said Hans Larsen, director of the San Jose Department of Transportation. There’s an urgency to fix them now, when money is available, rather than pay much more for bigger repairs down the road. The condition of California’s highways is among the worst in the nation, with just 28 percent rated in good condition. There is more at play, say numerous transportation officials.
He said Caltrans has been able to pave rough roads that might otherwise be on a long waiting list because of savings on bid prices of about 30 percent - “the silver lining to the Great Recession,” Snyder called it.
“There is a near-record amount of Caltrans activity going on right now, nearly $11 billion statewide,” said Russell Snyder, executive director of the California Asphalt Pavement Association.
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