SAN DIEGO — A new report just released about the state of San Diego streets revealed they're below satisfactory, with a third of them rated poor or worse.
The City of San Diego held a news conference Thursday morning to discuss the results of the report.
"Every street in every neighborhood was reviewed, and the data collected has given us a better understanding of the overall condition of our road network," said Eric Dargan, Chief Operating Officer of the City of San Diego. "I'm sorry to report that we're not where we desire to be."
The city said the last time this road assessment was done was in 2016. Back then, San Diego streets ranked "satisfactory." The city said now we've dropped to "fair."
According to the report, the city's major, prime, and alley streets are in the worst conditions, which means they're the most heavily traveled streets and will be the most expensive to repair.
Bethany Bezak, Director of the city's transportation department, said overall all council districts rated "Fair." However, she said District 3, which includes neighborhoods like downtown, Hillcrest and North Park have a higher number of roads in bad shape, simply because they see more traffic.
The report rates streets based on Pavement Condition Index or PCI. Industry standard is 70. San Diego scored a 63.
The price tag to fix the streets is steep.
"In order to get back to a PCI of 70 or higher, the funding will need to be significant," said Bezak. "The total investment of $1.9 billion over the next ten years will be needed for our roadway network alone."
She said people can log on to streets.sandiego.gov to see the status of street repair throughout our city. She encouraged San Diegans to continue reporting potholes on the 'Get It Done' app.
A closer look at pothole reports, shows the numbers have doubled since 2021. An increased awareness about reporting them via the 'Get It Done' app could be a factor in the higher numbers.
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