The Solana Beach City Council approved an agreement July 15 with Quality Engineering Solutions and other measures related to the city’s pavement management program, including a five-year update.

The most recent pavement management program update in 2021 showed the city’s overall pavement condition index score rise to 73.4 out of 100, a 6-point improvement from the five years prior, indicating roads are generally in a satisfactory condition.

The contract with Quality Engineering Solutions includes a base fee of $42,000

According to a council agenda report, the scope of work includes “a full citywide pavement condition survey, database review and segmentation update, GIS layer creation, field data collection, development of maintenance and rehabilitation strategies, a prioritized five-year Capital Improvement Plan, annual PMP update support, and final reports and presentations to City Council.”

After the 2026 pavement management program update is complete, there will be an updated citywide pavement conditions index database “and a priority project list of street segments recommended for maintenance or rehabilitation in fiscal year 2026-27 and beyond,” according to the staff report.

“I love this new proactive goal, versus the reactive thing,” Solana Beach City Councilmember Jewel Edson said. “While we have the Solana Beach site where people can report things, I think it’s wonderful that we’re going to be doing a lot more proactive monitoring.”

Solana Beach City Councilmember Dave Zito said there should be a way to evaluate the bike lanes throughout the city.

“Something that’s not a very big imperfection on the street for a car can be something that can take out a cyclist, whether it be a small crack surface or a bump in the road or something like that,” Zito said. “That might be more than we can figure out this time, but I think it would be very useful. I already know a couple of areas in the city where the street probably gets a really good rating, but because of trees next to the bike lane growing in the bike lane area, there are some bumps that make it a poor experience for bicyclists.”