SAN DIEGO — There’s growing confusion in Golden Hill about City of San Diego road repairs.
People who live there told CBS 8 that roads that appear in good condition have been repaved, while others in need of repair, are being ignored.
“It's not safe for the kids,” said Jinger Snapp, a Golden Hill resident of 20 years.
Specifically, Snapp is concerned about the streets surrounding Golden Hill Elementary School, on 33rd and B, which are covered with cracks, potholes and uneven surfaces.
Snapp tells CBS8 she's contacted the city several times through the ‘Get It Done’ app, which in some cases, has worked, but only with temporary fixes.
“I have called ‘Get It Done’ probably 15 times just on the corner over here. They'll come out and pave a little pothole and then the 18 wheelers and all the traffic, within one month it's all ripped up again,” said Snapp.
Snapp says her biggest issue is seeing streets near the school get repaved, even though she believes there's nothing wrong with them.
“I don’t understand what is the process involved in deciding which roads to pave and which roads not to pave? Are you closing your eyes and pointing?”
CBS 8 drove around with Snapp to see the areas firsthand.
Following our tour, CBS 8 got in contact with a city spokesperson and shared Snapp’s frustrations.
Here's what CBS8 found out.
33rd and B is currently undergoing a project aimed at putting utility lines underground. Because of that, the city wants to hold off on redoing the streets here since they'll be digging them up.
That project is slated for completion in May of 2024.
As for the streets in seemingly good condition that have been repaved, according to the city, slurry seal was used as a preventative measure, not because the streets were in disrepair.
The city explained:
Preventing the deterioration of streets is vital to improving the overall condition of San Diego’s network of roads. It reduces the need for a more costly asphalt overlay and reconstruction for badly deteriorated streets.
Slurry seal is often completed in phases over several days or weeks, and multiple slurry seal projects are happening across the City simultaneously.
Slurry seal is a cost-effective pavement preservation method consisting of asphalt emulsion, sand and rock. This mixture is applied to the street surface at an average thickness of a quarter inch and extends the life of already in-good-condition streets.
Streets are selected for resurfacing through a pavement management system that helps determine when to schedule streets. Each street segment is assigned an Overall Condition Index (OCI) score based on the pavement’s roughness and cracks.
To prioritize street paving, the OCI is used in conjunction with other factors, such as traffic volume, road type, equity, climate resiliency, mobility, maintenance history, other construction projects, and available funding. Repairs are often grouped within a neighborhood to include streets in similar conditions or performed after other projects, such as pipeline replacement.
As for Snapp, she says the fixes she wants can't come soon enough.
“I just want some action,” she said.
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