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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY
Memorandum
To: 

Technical Advisory Committee

From:

Michael Zeller, Director of Programming & Project Delivery

Meeting Date:

March 4, 2021

Subject:

City and County Pavement Improvement Center

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

RECEIVE presentation on the City and County Pavement Improvement Center.

SUMMARY:
The City and County Pavement Improvement Center, a special initiative of the University of California Pavement Research Center, works with local governments to increase pavement technical capability through timely, relevant, and practical support, training, outreach and research.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Measure X allocates 60% of the funds received to local road maintenance, pothole repairs & safety. The Measure X implementing ordinance requires jurisdictions to maintain a pavement management program to be eligible for funding. Improved pavement management capabilities could assist local jurisdictions with maximizing Measure X and Senate Bill 1 maintenance funds.
DISCUSSION:

Established in 2018, the City and County Pavement Improvement Center (CCPIC) is a University of California Institute of Transportation Studies special initiative lead by the University of California Pavement Research Center in partnership with the California State Association of Counties, the League of California Cities, and several California State University campuses, including Chico, Long Beach, Cal Poly, and San Jose. The Center helps cities and counties in California maximize the value of their investments in local streets and roads by providing the most advanced, cost effective and sustainable pavement practices, science, tools, and resources tailored to the needs of local agencies.

 

The Center supports California cities and counties through the following five areas of activity:

 

  • Delivering training and technology transfer information,
  • Developing guidance, specifications, and tools,
  • Establishing and delivering a pavement engineering and management certificate program,
  • Creating and operating a resource center, and
  • Providing research and development support.

 

Dr. Ashraf Rahim of Cal Poly State University will provide a presentation to the Committee on the services provided by the Center. To learn more in advance of the meeting, please visit the CCPIC website at: www.ucprc.ucdavis.edu/ccpic.