Residential Street Repair
The City of Santa Ana began construction in 2007 on a citywide Slurry Seal project that covered 30 miles of residential streets. Subsequently, the City enhanced its efforts by implementing a five-year $100 million residential street improvement plan known as the Residential Street Repair Program which began in April 2008. Residential Street Repair signifies a strong commitment by the City Council to ensure and maintain high quality infrastructure. The plan includes the repair of over 200 miles of neighborhood streets citywide.
A dedicated team of staff and experts evaluated all residential streets to determine areas of deterioration and developed a comprehensive street improvement plan utilizing the most cost-effective, innovative, and environmentally sound technologies. The plan incorporates a “best streets first” approach, whereby the streets needing the least amount of work are repaired first to prevent further deterioration. Streets categorized as complete reconstructions will be repaired last.
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 64 miles of residential pavement was rehabilitated.
The second level of treatment is pavement recycling and is scheduled to improve 90 miles of residential streets. 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. The first phase of this treatment, in Artesia Pilar, is scheduled to be complete in August 2009. The second and third phases are also under construction with an anticipated completion date of September 2009. At least three more phases are nearing design completion and are anticipated to start construction in late 2009 or early 2010.
The final level of treatment will be reconstruction of the worst streets, and will include at least four phases. This recommended treatment--full-depth reclamation (FDR)--is similar to CIR; it also 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. FDR projects will follow sequentially after completion of the CIR treatment from early 2010 through 2012.
Residents will be notified by mail of scheduled repairs occurring on their street. In addition, residents may contact the Public Works Agency at (714) 647-5674 or for details on the current construction schedule click here to link to the Construction Project Map.
Completed Residential Street Repair Streets:
Local Street Pavement Thin Overlay Residential Street Repair Phase I Map
Local Street Pavement Thin Overlay Residential Street Repair Phase II Map
Local Street Pavement Thin Overlay Residential Street Repair Phase III Map
Future Construction Phases and Timelines
To view future construction phases including timelines, see Residential Street Repair Phasing Map.