Accelerated Pavement Maintenance Program

The accelerated pavement maintenance program is funded through $200 million borrowed from future Transportation 2050 (T2050) street program revenues.

Included in the accelerated pavement maintenance program are some of the city’s most deteriorated major streets with an asphalt surface that has reached the end of its service life or where preventative treatments no longer benefit the road. Maintenance on these streets was previously approved by the Phoenix City Council. Street Transportation Department developed work plans for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 using a Pavement Management System methodology. The foundation of PMS is field data from a specialized van, the Automated Road Analyzer, or ARAN. ARAN is equipped with high-tech devices that measure and record road conditions to identify which streets require treatment. Learn more about ARAN here. In addition to utilizing the Pavement Management System methodology, public input, gathered from a robust community engagement process, was also considered in the development of the workplan for fiscal years 2021 through 2023.

As part of the accelerated pavement maintenance program, select major streets will receive a mill and overlay. A mill and overlay removes of the top layer of asphalt on the edges to accommodate a new layer of pavement. This technique is necessary when asphalt surface has reached the end of its service life or preventative treatments no longer benefit a road. In addition, as part of the city’s ongoing pavement maintenance program, pavement preservation treatments such as fog seal, crack seal and resurfacing will continue to be used to extend the service life of local streets throughout the city. Mill and overlay work will also be performed on local streets that have reached the end of their service life. More information about pavement preservation treatments can be found at phoenix.gov/PavementProgram.