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4.0 MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION STRATEGIES <br />With 454 miles and 4,174 street sections, the City develops a comprehensive, fully -integrated <br />PMP utilizing the inventory data along with the inspection information, M&R options and their <br />associated costs, and predictions about future pavement condition from StreetSaver to determine <br />optimal time for maintenance and rehabilitation needs. Due to limited available fiscal resources, <br />the City needs to perform cost-effective M&R strategies to maintain the pavement networks. <br />Additionally, pavement preservation, which is an important aspect of the PMP considering the <br />limited funding, will be included in the overall decision -making process. <br />4.1 TREATMENT TYPES AND ASSOCIATED COSTS <br />The pavement preservation and M&R considerations utilized by the City are categorized into <br />localized, global and major M&R. Localized M&R can be applied as a stop -gap measure or a <br />preventive measure, including routine maintenance such as crack -filling and pothole repairs. <br />Global M&R, which is cost effective when applied as a preventive measure, are methods applied <br />to the entire pavement sections to slow the rate of deterioration and improve current PCI, including <br />applying slurry seal to the existing pavement surface. Major M&R, which is often economically <br />applicable to deteriorated pavements, pavements deteriorating at a rapid rate, and pavements <br />subjected to a change in traffic loading, refer to methods correcting or improving structural and <br />functional requirements, including cold -milling and overlay, cold -in -place recycling, cement <br />treated base, and/or full depth reconstruction. The City currently utilizes the following M&R <br />treatment methods: <br />• Crack Seal — Crack Seal is applicable for newer pavements with cracks beginning to form. <br />Since water is the most destructive element to a roadway pavement, this treatment utilizes <br />asphalt materials bonding to the crack walls to restrict water penetration into the <br />underlying base and sub -base layers to reduce further pavement deterioration. This <br />preventive M&R treatment, which will extend the pavement life by three to five years, <br />saves money by delaying the expense of major reconstructive pavement work. <br />• Slurry Seal — Slurry Seal, which applies to pavement with minimal surface distress, such <br />as minor/low severity cracks, provides a new wearing surface to extend the pavement life. <br />This treatment is a mix blend of high -quality crushed aggregates (sand -like), asphalt <br />emulsion, water and mineral fillers, spreading over the entire pavement surface. The layer <br />of slurry seal (ranging from 1/8" to 3/8" thick) prevents further oxidization and water from <br />further deteriorating the asphalt concrete surface and subgrade, corrects raveling, and <br />improves skid resistance. <br />• Thin Overlay — Thin Overlay is a maintenance overlay applicable to pavement with <br />moderate cracking where preventive M&R is no longer effective. This treatment involves <br />partially milling or grinding the edge of shoulder (typically 6 feet), sealing the cracks to <br />retard reflective cracking, and placing a thin layer of hot -mixed asphalt concrete (up to two <br />inches for streets in both arterial and local networks) over the existing pavement <br />surface. The thin layer of AC improves the skid resistance and roadway's performance, <br />and corrects the crown and drainage features. <br />City of Santa Ana 2024 Pavement Management Program 4-1 <br />