City crews will begin work on street repairs and resurfacing in a wide swathe of the city this week, officials announced Tuesday.
Those communities slated for the next round of slurry seal improvements are City Heights, Encanto, Skyline, Paradise Hills, Linda Vista, Serra Mesa, Grantville, Mira Mesa, La Jolla, Mission Valley, Navajo, Kearny Mesa, Peninsula and Uptown.
According to the city, slurry seal is used to prevent the deterioration of streets — vital to improving the overall condition of San Diego’s roads. It reduces the need for a more costly asphalt overlay and reconstruction for badly deteriorated streets.
Slurry seal is often completed in phases over several days or weeks. Multiple slurry seal projects are happening across the city simultaneously and are often coupled with other facility updates to increase safety and mobility for all modes of transportation.
The most recent projects will be completed, weather permitting, through the month of May.
Streets are selected for resurfacing through a pavement management system that helps determine when to schedule streets and what treatment to use. Each street segment is assigned a Pavement Condition Index score based on the pavement’s overall condition.
Residents can view a map of past, current and future street repair in their neighborhood by visiting the city’s interactive StreetsSD map, https://streets.sandiego.gov.
City News Service contributed to this article.