Pavement Management

Project Description

(CIP TSM-94-PW-78 pg. 151-52) The Pavement Condition Management Program started in 1993. The review is conducted by Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB), surveying 25% of Portsmouth’s total 104.2-mile, City-maintained road network each year. In 2018, VHB performed a detailed inspection of the condition of the pavement on all the City maintained roads and created a database of information which can be viewed, edited and analyzed using VHB’s RoadManager™ software. The data is linked to the City’s Geographic Information System (GIS), so that thematic maps can be created to display any of the information in the database.

An annual report updating the city’s pavement management system is completed as part of this program. City road conditions are evaluated, the road network conditions and budget requirements are analyzed, and road-paving programs are developed. The report provides recommended funding to maintain street conditions at current levels. These are capital costs. They are implemented over a two-year period with an expected life of 20 years. The Public Works operational budget includes maintenance costs with an expected life of 10 years

2025:

These 2025 paving projects are listed in the approximate order the City would like them completed:

• Peirce Island Road and Pool Parking Area
• Church St
• Kane and Alder Streets
• Pinehurst and Lookout Lane
• South End/Newcastle Ave Areas Micro-surfacing
• Robin Lane
• Pleasant Point Drive
• Moebus Terrace
• Boyan Place
• Driftwood Lane
• Baycliff Road
• Ball Street
• Fernald Court
• Ridges Court
• Humphrey’s Court
• South School Street
• Hancock Street
• Gates Street
• Deer St from Russell to Market
• Deer St from Bridge to Maplewood
• Portsmouth Indoor Pool Walkway
• Gosling Road Pump Station

Project Manager:

Start:  April 1, 2025

Completion: Fall 2025