City of Roseville

Maintaining our more than $1 billion roadway infrastructure is a priority. Roseville is using roller compacted concrete because we’re looking for innovative solutions for maintaining streets in a fiscally responsible way. Like other California cities, Roseville does not have enough funding to keep pace with its roadway maintenance schedule. This puts us in the difficult position of prioritizing roadways based on traffic volume, age and cost. Older roads often require more intensive rehabilitation, which is more expensive than routine resurfacing. You can watch a brief video about how Roseville prioritizes road maintenance.

This paving project is funded in part by Senate Bill 1 (SB1) a new gas tax passed by the State Legislature in April 2017. It’s enhancing our ability to maintain our roadways but doesn’t completely close the funding gap. Prior to SB1, Roseville’s roadway maintenance was $50 million underfunded over the next 10 years. SB1 closed about half of the funding gap, lowering our maintenance funding deficit to about $25 million. 

The traditional gas tax is the primary funding source for roadways. Gas tax rates, accrued on a per gallon basis, were developed without an adjustment for inflation, minimizing their purchasing power with every year that passes. Gas tax revenues have also fallen due to more fuel-efficient and electric vehicles. Roseville has identified an average annual ongoing need of $9-10 million per year for road maintenance. The City annually funds $6.5 to $7.5 million per year from Gas Tax, Local Transportation, Utility Impact Reimbursement, SB1, and Federal Regional Surface Transportation program funds, leaving a shortfall of $2.5 million per year, or $25 million over the next 10 years.

Roadway Maintenance Funding