New City, NY – Supervisor George Hoehmann and the Town Board announced the launch of an online road grading report, giving residents an unprecedented level of transparency into the methodology for determining future paving priorities. Residents will now be able to look up any town road and view its score assessment and ranking in categories ranging from “1(best) to 5”.
The report can be accessed by visiting clarkstown.gov/paving. This report is part of a new partnership with Clarkstown and Pavement Management Group (PMG), which aims to assist the town in developing a comprehensive paving plan based upon real, objective data. PMG is a nationally recognized road infrastructure management company who used on-the-ground video technology to capture HD footage of every single roadway in the Town of Clarkstown. The video footage was then uploaded into the company’s paving management software program.
The PMG scoring method was developed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1970s to establish an objective measure of the conditions of roads and parking lots. It was later adopted, standardized, and published by ASTM International. Today, the system is used by local and state governments, as well as airports, across the United States.
Supervisor George Hoehmann stated, “The Town Board and I are committed to protecting taxpayers and we’re thrilled to launch a new era of transparency in roadway maintenance. The days of “paving patronage” are over. Residents will now be able to see exactly where their road ranks as compared to others. We now have a state-of-the-art, sophisticated, data-driven system to drive paving decisions. This is a tremendous quality of life improvement for the residents of Clarkstown.”
The Town Board recognizes the importance of maintaining the roads and addressing necessary repairs. The Town Board is also actively examining and seeking to implement further fiscal controls and oversight measures, as allowed by law, to promote greater accountability in the expenditure of highway funds. These controls will work in tandem with the budget forecast produced by PMG to ensure paving funds are allocated efficiently and appropriately.
