As part of the City of Newark’s ongoing effort to protect and extend the life of its streets, the Public Works Department annually inspects asphalt concrete pavement surfaces to identify areas of potential maintenance and determine the timing and type of appropriate repairs. The types of preventative maintenance performed on our streets include crack filling, patch paving, and cape seal and slurry seal resurfacing. For those streets in a more deteriorated state, a pavement overlay or even costly reconstruction may be necessary.

Pavement overlays typically involve partial or full grinding of the existing surface and placement of a new 2” to 3” layer of asphalt concrete. A completed pavement overlay results in a significant structural upgrade and provides the appearance of a brand new roadway.

Patch paving consists of the removal and replacement of localized pavement failures. The project typically includes work on streets that will be resurfaced with a slurry seal. It also includes streets where a failure is too severe to correct with a surface patch, but the entire street does not require a structural upgrade with an asphalt overlay.

Slurry seal is a thin coating of a cold mixture consisting of asphalt, oil, water, and rock that seals and protects the pavement from the damaging effects of the sun’s ultraviolet light and rain water runoff. Applying a slurry seal is comparable to the repainting of a house to protect its exterior surface. This preventative maintenance process is a cost-effective measure to prolong the life of City streets and maximize the value of previous investments.

The 2024 project includes slurry resurfacing and pavement overlay projects, integral parts of the City’s Pavement Management Program. The AC Overlay Program project is anticipated to start in Summer 2024 and the Slurry Seal Program project is anticipated to start in Fall 2024, and is funded by Highway Users Tax funds, SB1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds, Measure B & Measure BB and the VRF program.

For further information on Highway Users Tax funds, SB1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds, Measure B & Measure BB and VRF projects, please visit the Alameda CTC website.

Refer to the project map and street lists below for additional information:

2024 Proposed Pavement Maintenance Projects Location Map (To Commence Summer 2024 and Fall 2024)

2024 Proposed Pavement Maintenance Projects Street List (To Commence Summer 2024 and Fall 2024)

Before and After Photos:

2022-2023 Rubberized Cape Seal and Slurry Seal Program, Project 1301