An overview of the Pavement Management Planning process

In Tuesday’s Environmental Quality and Public Works (EQPW) Committee meeting, EQPW Commission Nancy Albright will give an update on the 2025 Pavement Management Plan, which prioritizes what roads are repaved in Lexington.

The annual Pavement Management Plan prioritizes roads for paving based on the road’s Overall Condition Index (OCI), with an OCI of 0 being the worst and an OCI of 100 being the best. Roads with an OCI below 60 are eligible for repaving.

When roads are scored, funds are allocated across several categories and Council districts to address needs broadly across the city. Arterial & Service roads and collector roads are added to the Pavement Plan by the Mayor’s Administration. District Councilmembers decide which local roads in their districts are paved each year.

The Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) paving budget is $14 million, with 40% of the money being allocated to local roads, 25% to Arterial & Service roads and Collector roads respectively, and 10% going into preventative maintenance across the city. Roads will be paved from April 2025 to June 2025.

The FY26 Budget that Council will approve in June will allocate a new paving budget for roads that will be paved from July to December 2025. Roads to be paved under the FY26 Budget will be published in July.

You can view the presentation slides starting on page 13 of this packet.

The Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee will meet on Tuesday, March 11th at 1pm in Council Chambers. You can attend in-person or watch live on LexTV.