Annual Roads Preservation Program

Program overview

The City of Bainbridge Island maintains a 140-mile road network. Each year, the City receives an average of $1,000,000 for roads and repair projects. The budget includes $400,000 from the Transportation Benefit Fund (TBF or car-tab fees) revenues, and the remainder is supported by the City’s Street Fund. 

Road assessment

The City uses a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) and traffic volumes to rate the conditions of the road network and to determine where road maintenance will happen. The PCI ranks the overall health of a pavement segment on a scale of 0 to 100 (0 represents a failed street; 100 represents a new street). The PCI rating is determined by a visual inspection of pavement condition, age, and distress.

As of the 2019 report, the City's average PCI score is 70. The current score reflects the fact that many of our high-volume roads are in good shape, but many smaller, low-traffic roads are in need of repair. The City strives to keep the higher-volume roads from deteriorating while addressing smaller roads over the long term.  The City’s last pavement condition report recommended spending a minimum of $1 million annually on pavement preservation.