Residential Street Repair

By Miguel A. Pulido

The City of Santa Ana has acted to repair over 100 miles of streets in five years.

The first level of treatment was a thin overlay placed over existing asphalt. This treatment was used in three phases citywide, and the final phase was completed in March 2009. A total of 87 miles of residential pavement was rehabilitated using this treatment. For location of completed phases, click here.

The second level of treatment is pavement recycling and this treatment, known as Cold In-Place Recycling (CIR), entails pulverizing the existing pavement in place, adding binders, and re-laying the recycled material. It is then followed by an overlay of new asphalt. A total of 48 miles of residential streets will receive this treatment by the end of 2010. To see the location of the completed CIR streets, click below.

The final level of treatment is full-depth reclamation, or FDR, which is a treatment for the worst streets. This recommended treatment is similar to CIR; it entails pulverizing the existing pavement in place. This material is then treated with cement to create a new, stable base. It is also followed by an overlay of new asphalt. Both CIR and FDR are environmentally responsible processes that reuse existing asphalt instead of hauling it offsite.

Several contracts citywide have been let to improve the pavement using FDR. The last phase of FDR will be completed by December 2010. By the end of this program, a total of 64 miles will be improved using the FDR treatment. For maps of location of these streets, click below.

By using the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible treatments and applying the newest innovative methods in construction, the City is able to improve more than twice the mileage of the residential streets with 70 percent of the original budget and two years ahead of schedule; all while reducing the carbon footprint compared to traditional methods of repaving. The program will now complete 257 miles of residential streets for $70 million.

Residents will be notified by mail of scheduled repairs occurring on their street. In addition, residents may contact the Public Works Agency at (714) 647-5074, or for details on the current construction schedule click here to link to the Construction Project Map.