Several City of San Diego communities will soon have improved and safer streets thanks to the continued efforts of the City’s slurry seal program, part of an overall effort to repair and resurface roads citywide. This week, the City will begin resurfacing streets in and around City Heights, Encanto, Skyline, Paradise Hills, Linda Vista, Serra Mesa, Grantville, Mira Mesa, La Jolla, Mission Valley, Navajo, Kearny Mesa, Peninsula and Uptown communities.

Slurry seal is used to prevent the deterioration of streets, which is vital to improving the overall condition of San Diego’s network of roads. It reduces the need for a more costly asphalt overlay and reconstruction for badly deteriorated streets. Information about different types of street repair can be found on the Transportation webpage.

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 latest work as part of Slurry Seal projects 2324, 2325, 2326, 2421 and 2422 will be completed, weather permitting, through the month of May. The following roads will be resurfaced:

• Tiffin Avenue
• Laconia Street
• Paradise Street
• Mallard Street
• Parrot Street
• Colonial Avenue
• Beech Street
• 38^th Street
• Wightman Street
• Altadena Avenue
• Winona Avenue
• 50^th Street
• Sterling Court
• Home Avenue
• Ash Street
• Rowan Street
• Belle Isle Drive
• Thorn Street
• Altadena Drive
• Pilot Way
• Charlene Avenue
• Swan Street
• Isla Vista Drive
• 54^th Street
• Enborne Lane
• Sandleford Way
• Edenbridge Lane
• Deerhurst Court
• Deerhurst Way
• Cottington Lane
• Ladlehill Drive
• Fulham Way
• Hampstead Way
• Oakham Way
• Donnington Way
• Tooma Street
• 45^th Street
• Montezuma Road
• El Cajon Boulevard
• Stillman Place
• Montcliff Road
• Bignell Drive
• Spring Oak Way
• Grove View Road
• Prancer Way
• Alsacia Street
• Gayneswood Way
• Carrie Ridge Way
• Noeline Place
• Miguel Vista Place
• Parkbrook Way
• Boston Avenue
• Nebraska Avenue
• Brookhaven Road
• Burton Street
• Comstock Street
• Lanston Street
• Manning Street
• Preece Street
• Nye Street
• Sandrock Road
• Oakleaf Point
• Gayuba Lane
• Dafne Lane
• Escarchosa Lane
• Raneta Lane
• Calamar Court
• Calamar Drive
• Invierno Drive
• Mirabel Lane
• Rebolla Lane
• Reneta Lane
• Cebada Court
• Vaca Place
• Mission Gorge Road
• Waring Road
• Mission Montana Drive
• Mission Vista Drive
• Mission Manzana Place
• Landbreeze Way
• Dell Rim Court
• Meyncke Way
• River Rim Road
• Avenida Del Gato
• Teresa Drive
• Norcanyon Way
• Rimridge Lane
• Torrell Way
• Lorirae Place
• Torrell Way
• Corley Court
• Lott Point
• Santa Arminta Avenue
• Gehring Court
• Hagans Circle
• Badami Circle
• Thomas Hayes Lane
• Calle Nueva
• Calle Jalapa
• Bellevue Avenue
• Waverly Avenue
• Forward Street
• Chelsea Avenue
• Midway Street
• Crystal Drive
• Wrelton Drive
• Chelsea Street
• Colima Street
• Calumet Avenue
• Midway Street
• Sea Ridge Drive
• Chelsea Avenue
• Rio San Diego Drive
• Camino Del Este
• Fenton Parkway
• Friars Road
• Adobe Falls Road
• Seaman Street
• Glacier Avenue
• Vandever Avenue
• Gramercy Drive
• Aero Drive
• Illion Street
• Tokalon Street
• Fairfield Street
• Castle Hills Drive
• Cassandra Lane
• Foothill Boulevard
• Turquoise Street
• Jumano Avenue
• Cecelia Trail
• Garfield Road
• Milton Court
• Penrose Street
• Dunhaven Street
• Northhaven Avenue
• El Mac Place
• John Street
• Moana Drive
• Temple Street
• Talbot Street
• Hill Street
• Osprey Street
• Tivoli Street
• Seville Street
• Shadowlawn Street
• Locust Street
• Malaga Street
• Madrid Street
• Meadow Grove Drive
• Michaelmas Trail
• Coronado Avenue
• Orchard Avenue
• Long Branch Avenue
• Leland Street
• Worden Street
• Evergreen Street
• North Evergreen Street
• 1^st Avenue
• 2^nd Avenue
• 7^th Avenue
• 8^th Avenue
• Date Street
• 6^th Avenue
• Brookes Avenue
• Spruce Street
• Bancroft Street
• Cleveland Avenue
• Arizona Street
• Illinois Street

Slurry seal is a cost-effective pavement preservation method consisting of asphalt emulsion, sand and rock. This mixture is applied to the street surface at an average thickness of a quarter inch and extends the life of already in-good-condition streets.

Recently the City implemented two new street resurfacing methods – cape seal and scrub seal – which, similar to slurry seal, extend the life of roads by filling cracks, protecting against moisture incursion and minimizing the development of potholes and other surface deformities. The Transportation Department currently has multiple cape and scrub seal projects ongoing in several neighborhoods.

Streets are selected for resurfacing through a pavement management system that helps determine when to schedule streets and which type of repair is appropriate. Each street segment is assigned a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) score based on the pavement’s roughness and cracks.

To prioritize street paving, the PCI is used in conjunction with other factors, such as traffic volume, road type, equity, climate resiliency, mobility, maintenance history, other construction projects, and available funding. Repairs are often grouped within a neighborhood to include streets in similar conditions or performed after other projects, such as pipeline replacement.

View a map of past, current and future street repair in your neighborhood by visiting the City’s interactive StreetsSD map.