All paved streets in Pierre will get a health assessment this week.
City officials said it will help the community prioritize street projects for the next few years.
The City of Pierre hired StreetScan, a Massachusetts-based contractor, to scan the streets with vehicle-mounted technology that senses potholes, bumps, cracks and overall conditions.
“Street conditions are one of the city’s top priorities,” said city engineer Nick Waters. “This is a comprehensive and impartial way for us to identify and prioritize needed street projects. We used this system for the first time in 2021 to help us plan our street maintenance and repair program. It can assess in a week what would take staff an entire year to do.”
The scan started Monday, July 29 and continues through Friday, August 2.
“We expect to have the full report back in time to use during the planning process for 2025 street construction,” said Waters.
The city maintains more than 80 miles of streets.