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The Capital Improvement Engineering program provides planning, design, construction, inspection and administration for capital improvement projects for the City's infrastructure. Capital Improvement Projects approved for the current two-year cycle are listed in the 2010-2012 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget. Many of the projects will be funded by Measure B.
While a variety of capital project are performed each year, annual construction projects include:
Sidewalk Repairs
In accordance with the Alameda Municipal Code, property owners are responsible for the maintenance of the sidewalk along a property's frontage. The Citywide Sidewalk Repair Program identifies deficient sidewalk areas that have a vertical displacement of 3/4 inch or greater. The City is divided into five zone and the Public Works Department inspects one zone each year. In addition, high pedestrian areas are inspected annually. Currently, and as funding allows, the City repairs sidewalks damaged by street tree roots. Where the sidewalk has deteriorated or has been damaged by something other than a street tree, the repair is the responsibility of the property owner and considered a private improvement.
Pavement Management Program
The Public Works Department assesses the condition of the City's streets using StreetSaver, a computerized pavement management system (PMS) program that assigns a pavement condition index to each street. Based on available gas tax, Measure B funds and grant funds, the department identifies an annual street repair and resurfacing program. The PMS program is updated every two to three years.
A recent grant from CalRecycle funded a portion of the paving on several streets with rubberized asphalt concrete (RAC). Click here for more information on RAC.
Sewer System Rehabilitation
On a regular basis, Public Works inspects sewers and performs a conditions assessment of the City's 34 pump stations and 140 miles of sanitary sewer system. Based on these studies, the Annual Cyclic Sewer Program replaces and rehabilitates old infrastructure in order to maintain the structural and operational integrity of the City's sewer system.
Storm System Rehabilitation
This program includes reconstructing portions of street cross culverts, outfalls, inlets and storm drainage mains, as well as installing back-up generators and upgrading pump stations to current standards. The program improves system capacity, reduces overland flooding at street intersections, and provides backup power at pump stations in the event of a loss of power.
