The City maintains approximately 175 miles of both improved and unimproved roadways. Street maintenance involves not only pavement maintenance, but also includes installing and repairing guardrails at dangerous locations, replacing and repairing street name signs, stop signs, and a variety of other informational and restrictive signs used to warn and guide the public. The Public Works Department is also responsible for painting center lane stripes, replacing ceramic dots, painting red curbs, and refreshing and repainting crosswalks that become worn out with the scuffing action of traffic. Traffic signal operations and repair are also the responsibility of the Public Works Department.

Pothole Patching

Pothole patching is a quick, inexpensive and low-tech way to prevent existing failed pavement from failing further and to provide immediate distress relief in order to insure safe driving conditions. Pothole patching is often conducted using a patching material known as “cutback”, which remains permanently soft and is utilized as an emergency repair to fill a hole and resolve an immediate need. Pothole patching varies significantly from permanent patch paving in that it is not intended to be the permanent repair, but is intended to be a stopgap measure until weather or financial conditions permit a permanent patch repair to be made.

Potholes, or localized areas of severely deteriorated street pavement, should be reported to the Public Works Corporation Yard at (925) 252-4936.

Pavement Maintenance

The City, in maintaining street pavement, utilizes various techniques that fall into several broad categories. These include: 

• Crack Seal
• Base Repair
• Micro-surfacing
• Cape Seal
• Three-Layer Treatment
• Mill & Overlay

Pavement Management

The City of Pittsburg is developing a long-term pavement management plan based on best practices and with the goal of raising the City’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI). The pavement management plan is in the early stages of development and will be adjusted and improved upon once the City has completed more residential pavement projects. The City’s strategy is to rehabilitate roads before they fail and preserve them, while pursuing additional funding for roads that have already failed.

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