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• • II. INTRODUCTION What is a Pavement Management Program? The Pavement Management Program sets forth a system for the optimal maintenance of roadways to extend their useful life and the reconstruction of roadways, which have exceeded their useful life, and establishes a funding strategy to maximize available resources to carry out the maintenance and reconstruction activities. The Pavement Management Program is comprised of three components: 1) the assessment of the current pavement conditions of the City's roadways and recommended maintenance and reconstruction actions, (2) policies which will guide the timing and type of maintenance actions and reconstruction activities and the financing of activities, and (3) a general schedule for the maintenance and reconstruction of streets, and strategies for the financing of these activities. Why Establish a Pavement Management Program? The City of Lino Lakes is developing this Pavement Management Program to preserve the City's $90 million asset of roadways, provide for the safe and efficient travel of its citizens, retain property values, keep the City attractive and desirable, and minimize costs to the property owners and taxpayers of the City. The City currently has no detailed database or plan as to how to most effectively schedule and budget for roadway maintenance and reconstruction actions. The Pavement Management Program will provide a guide for the City to make strategic decisions related to roadway maintenance and reconstruction activities to maximize the useful life of pavement and to minimize maintenance costs by performing proper actions at the optimum time. The program will also provide for financing strategies to make the most efficient use of available resources.