The San Anselmo Town Council has approved the street resurfacing agenda for the year.

The project entails grinding and paving the asphalt, replacing striping and installing curb ramps. It is estimated to cost about $1.3 million.

The council unanimously approved the list of streets at its meeting on April 22. The selections were based on a “pavement condition index” that scores streets from 1 to 100. The streets selected for work this year have scores between 12 and 56. A “good” score is between 70 and 79, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

This year’s streets include: Carlson Avenue from Rancho Drive to Butterfield Road; Prospect Avenue from Barber Avenue to Avenue Del Norte; Echo Court; Shaw Drive; Savannah Avenue; Los Angeles Boulevard from Monterey Avenue to the town border; City Hall Avenue; Spring Grove Avenue; Oak Avenue; Alpine Terrace; Jordan Avenue from Southview Terrace to Alpine Terrace; Oak Hill Drive; and Southview Terrace.

“We’re scattershotting it this year and kind of finishing off most of the Upper Hilldale neighborhood,” said Scott Schneider, assistant public works director. “We did a lot of slurry seal out there last year and then next year I hope to go over to the Hawthorne Hills area.”

Schneider said the Los Angeles Boulevard work was supposed to happen last year but “got bumped” because of a potential utility project.

The street project this year was going to include Madrone Avenue from Laurel Avenue and to San Anselmo Avenue, but an upcoming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. gas pipeline project is planned on the street. Schneider said Madrone Avenue will be included in a paving project after the pipeline project is done.

“We also are going to be adding a short section of Magnolia Avenue,” Schneider said. “That’s an area where we have large delivery trucks and it’s been getting hammered since it was paved about six years ago.”

The project will be included in the town’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget. About $605,000 will come out of the road maintenance fund, $290,000 from TAM Measure AA funds and $335,000 from state transportation funding.

“What is the notification process for the residents on the streets, in particular the area that you’re doing on my street?” Mayor Tarrell Kullaway asked.

Schneider said residents are notified about a year before work begins, again once a contractor is approved and a schedule is set, and then three days before work begins. He noted that asphalt paving is quicker than concrete and cars can typically get around the pavers. He said asphalt usually needs around one hour to cool before cars can pass through.

The project will be advertised for 30 days. Town staff will return to the council with a contract approval request for the lowest responsible bidder.