Pavement Management Plan (PMP)

Pavement Management Project FY21/22

As part of The City of Morro Bay's Pavement Management Program (PMP) implementation, the Pavement Management Project was approved by the City Council to remove and replace failed localized pavement areas. The project went out to bid and was awarded to Papich Construction Company. The repair project starts January 3, 2023 and will continue through-out the City streets. News Releases and notices of the scheduled dates for street work will be regularly updated on the City website with links below:

2022 Pavement Management Program Update

The City completed an update to its pavement condition status.  All 53.5 centerline miles (106.8 lane miles) of Morro Bay’s asphalt concrete roadways were evaluated and rated in July of 2022. The evaluation resulted in a street-by-street condition rating that has now been uploaded into the City’s pavement management system, StreetSaver. The last update of the City’s pavement ratings was performed in Fiscal Year 2019/2020. The Pavement Management Program helps the city implement a systematic program of maintenance, repair and improvement for the streets of Morro Bay. The plan is based on American Public Works Association’s (APWA) MicroPaver Program, and it sets out optimal strategies and estimated costs for overall improvement to pavement conditions within City limits. 

2018-2019 Pavement Preservation Project

During the 2018-2019 Pavement Preservation Project, the City of Morro Bay, its contractor Pavement Coatings Co. and sub-contractor American Pavement Systems, Inc., treated approximately 526,374 square-feet of roads utilizing a Rubber Binder Chip Seal. The Rubber Binder Chip Seal has proven to be an effective and efficient method of preserving the structural integrity of our streets.

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) has a Rubberized Pavement (Pavement) Grant Program to promote markets for recycled-content surfacing products derived from waste tires generated in California and decrease the adverse environmental impacts created by unlawful disposal and stockpiling of waste tires. Rubberized Asphalt Concrete is a proven road paving material that has been used in California since the 1970s. It is made by blending ground tire rubber with asphalt binder which is then mixed with conventional aggregate materials.

The CalRecycle Program is designed to assist the City in offsetting costs as well as help re-use and recycle automobile tires. The CalRecycle grants help the City with the following:

2018-2019

  • TRP8-16-0011.
  • 52,068 pounds of crumb rubber used, and
  • Removed approximately 4,339 passenger car tires from landfills.

2017-2018

  • TRP8-16-0011.
  • 45,392 pounds of crumb rubber used, and
  • Removed approximately 3,783 passenger car tires from landfills.

2016-2017

  •  For the TRP5-14-0085 grant:
    • City preserved 391,611 square-feet with Rubber Binder Chip Seal, and
    • Removed approximately 2,715 passenger car tires from landfills.
  • For the TRP6-15-0075 grant:
    • City preserved 448,980 square-feet with Rubber Binder Chip Seal and
    • Removed approximately 3,104 passenger car tires from landfills.



2017-2018 Pavement Preservation Project


During the 2017-2018 Pavement Preservation Project, the City of Morro Bay, its contractor Pavement Coatings Co. and sub-contractor American Pavement Systems, Inc., treated approximately 494,392 square-feet of roads utilizing a Rubber Binder Chip Seal. 

Pavement Preservation Street Map and Schedule 

2016-2017 Pavement Preservation Project


During the 2016-2017 Pavement Preservation Project, the City of Morro Bay, its contractor Pavement Coatings Co. and sub-contractor American Pavement Systems, Inc., have managed to treat over 800,000 square-feet of roads utilizing a Rubber Binder Chip Seal.  The Rubber Binder Chip Seal has proven to be an effective and efficient method of preserving the structural integrity of our streets.

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See before and after photos of Piney Way that was part of the 2017 Pavement Preservation Program:

Before & After Photos of Piney Way at:

3rd Annual Streets Summit


The Public Works Department hosted its 3rd Annual Streets Summit on September 14, 2016. At the workshop, staff presented various aspects of the street maintenance program and took public input. 

The Public Works Advisory Board (PWAB) also received the presentation from the workshop at its September 21, 2016 meeting and discussed its recommendations to the City Council. The City Council received an update on the Streets Summit and presentation to the PWAB at its October 11, 2016 meeting.

Street Rehabilitation Maps


In the years since the adoption of the PMP, the City has conducted maintenance and improvements on a number of streets. Below are maps depicting all street rehabilitation projects for the years 2011 to 2014.