The City of Daytona Beach is entering the fifth year of its Citywide Road Resurfacing and Restoration Program. To date, this initiative has repaved nearly 140 lane miles, greatly improving travel safety and roadway durability across the city. This year’s $5.7 million program is set to resurface 14 miles of roadway. See a list of roads to be resurfaced.
Key highlights of this year’s ambitious program:
- New survey to rate road conditions: A citywide evaluation of road conditions will begin in January. This survey will guide future prioritization and ensure cost-effective use of resources.
- Derbyshire Sidewalks—Phase 2: The program allocated $528,596 to complete this comprehensive project to improve pedestrian safety and accessibility in the area surrounding the Derbyshire Sports Complex. The project is about 45% completed and is anticipated to be finished by summer.
- Milling and Resurfacing: The city plans to resurface 14 miles of roadway, addressing minor maintenance and full-depth reclamation needs.
- Coordination with Utilities: The program will work alongside planned utility improvements to minimize disruptions and maximize efficiency.
Since its inception, the program has improved nearly 30% of the city’s road network through milling and resurfacing and 1.8% through full-depth reclamation. Additionally, 168 sidewalk ramps have been upgraded for ADA compliance. This year’s efforts continue to build on this foundation to enhance mobility and ensure safe, well-maintained infrastructure.
Differences between Routine Minor Maintenance, Resurfacing and Reconstruction
Routine minor maintenance: Occasionally required through life of roadway; includes right-of-way mowing, sign replacement, striping, and repairs to shoulders, sidewalks and ramps.
Resurfacing: Removing the top layer of asphalt and replacing it with a new surface layer; generally needs to be done every 20 years on average with higher volume roadways needing more frequent resurfacing. An average cost for resurfacing work is about $100,000 per lane mile (12’ width x 1-mile length).
Reconstruction: Most involved and costly option. Necessary when the roadway base has deteriorated to the point where it loses structural strength to support the weight of traffic. This process involves removing the entire pavement and base material, reworking and recompacting the base material (about 8”-10” below the asphalt), and replacing the asphalt layer(s). The average cost is approximately $500,000 per lane mile. Fortunately, the list of roadways in this maintenance category is relatively short in Daytona Beach.
Roadways are selected based on the condition rating and if there is any necessary underground utility work, as is often the case, and the amount of traffic on the roadway. These projects tend to be longer term since many of these roadways need extensive utility work (for example Grandview Avenue), and this coordination and construction can take years to design and complete.