Commuters may notice a van with advanced equipment slowly driving Cleburne streets this December.
The city has hired Infrastructure Management Services to conduct a road assessment through more than 220 miles of city streets. This road assessment uses a van equipped with cameras and lasers to provide an analysis of street conditions beyond the human eye.
The Cleburne Public Works team will use the data to help draft its annual streets program and other maintenance projects.
“This work helps ensure we are able to develop more effective and efficient street resurfacing plans in the future,” Public Works Director Jeremy Hutt said.
Crews are scheduled to begin work in Cleburne on Dec. 16 and plan to be here through the end of the month. Drivers should be aware that in order to properly evaluate roadways the truck may be going at speeds around 15 mph.
In 2020, the City of Cleburne resurfaced 9-miles of city roadways. The City Council has budgeted more than $2.5 million for the 2021 street resurfacing project, which City staff is currently developing. The data produced during this study will play a key role in the future of the street maintenance program.
