City crews work on slurry seal street repairs and resurfacing. (File photo courtesy City of San Diego)
City crews will begin work on slurry seal street repairs and resurfacing in Skyline Hills, Paradise Hills, Otay Mesa, Encanto and East San Diego this week, officials announced Monday.
Slurry seal is used to prevent the deterioration of streets, which the city says is vital to improving the overall condition of San Diego’s roads. It reduces the need for a more costly asphalt overlay and reconstruction for badly deteriorated streets.
“Slurry seal is a cost-effective pavement preservation method consisting of asphalt emulsion, sand and rock,” said a release. “This mixture is applied to the street surface at an average thickness of a quarter inch and extends the life of streets that are already in good condition.”
Slurry seal is often completed in phases over several days or weeks. Multiple slurry seal projects are happening across the city simultaneously, and they are often coupled with other facility updates to increase safety and mobility.
Streets are selected for resurfacing through a pavement management system that helps determine when to schedule streets and what treatment to use. Each street segment is assigned a Pavement Condition Index score based on the pavement’s overall condition.
Residents can view a map of past, current and future street repair in their neighborhood by visiting the city’s interactive StreetsSD map here.
Some of the roads to be resurfaced include Thorn Street, Dairy Mart Road, Saturn Boulevard, Fowler Drive, 50th and 60th streets, La Paz Drive, Latimer Street, and dozens more.
The latest work will be completed, weather permitting, by February.
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