Earlier today, Mayor Todd Gloria and City Councilmember Kent Lee joined road repair crews in Mira Mesa as they paved Aqua Mansa Road – one of the worst roads in San Diego, dubbed an “alligator road” by staff for its numerous cracks.

This residential stretch of Aqua Mansa Road received a “Failed” condition rating in the most recent citywide pavement assessment, with a 6.3 score on a scale of 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). That low rating is reserved for streets that are extremely distressed and require full reconstruction.

Pavement improvements to Aqua Mansa Road are being completed by the City’s in-house mill and pave teams. For smaller street segments with significant deterioration, the Transportation Department deploys its three mill and pave teams, which include equipment operators, drivers and ground teams to support the paving work and provide traffic control. They will improve the pavement condition to ensure that the City will not need to return to repair potholes on this street for years to come.

The City maintains more than 6,600 lane miles of roads, making it the second largest network of streets and alleys in California. About one in five San Diego streets are in “good” condition, and the overall street network has a medium score of “fair,” according to the most recent assessment. The past two years have seen a significant investment in road repair, with a record amount of $140 million dedicated in the current fiscal year 2025 budget.

Prior to today’s work, Aqua Mansa Road hasn’t had any major repairs since October 2000. To view street assessment scores, or see when a street is scheduled for repair, visit streets.sandiego.gov.