Background and Policy

The Santa Clara City Council adopted a Pavement Preservation Ordinance, Ordinance No. 1998, that governs openings in and use of streets and public rights-of-way in order to preserve street pavements. The Ordinance seeks to preserve pavements by restricting cuts and excavations in pavements that have been recently resealed, constructed, reconstructed, or resurfaced. This restriction is 3 years for streets that have been resealed, and 5 years for streets that have been constructed, reconstructed, or resurfaced.

The Department of Public Works is responsible for maintaining the City’s street pavement infrastructure and ensuring compliance with the Ordinance.  

Persons seeking to make excavations in public rights-of-way are required to obtain an Encroachment Permit. Enforcement of restrictions based on the Pavement Preservation Ordinance is administered through the Encroachment Permit Program.

In an effort to ensure street pavements are preserved, the Department of Public Works seeks to coordinate pavement maintenance work planned by the City with work planned by permittees. 

Current Status

The City Council adopted the Pavement Preservation Ordinance in February 2019. Restrictions are currently being enforced for streets maintained in 2020 and beyond.

Coordination of Work

2024:

Streets receiving pavement maintenance and rehabilitation in 2024 are restricted under the Ordinance. See the 2024 Annual Street Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project and also the Streets with Pavement Preservation Restrictions at the bottom of this page. 

2025:

The following is the tentative list of streets to receive pavement maintenance and rehabilitation in 2025. The tentative list of streets has been available since June 2023 (Notification Letter) and June 2024 (Notification Letter). If permittees plan work on streets contained on this list, they are encouraged to perform the work prior to April 1, 2025. Permittees may also submit questions, comments, or concerns related to the tentative list of streets to the Department of Public Works, Engineering Division at Engineering@SantaClaraca.gov. Please include the subject "Pavement Preservation" in your email. 

• 2025 Tentative List of Streets and Map (Subject to change, last updated on June 17, 2024)

2026:

The following is the tentative list of streets to receive pavement maintenance in 2026. The tentative list of streets has been available since June 2024 (Notification Letter). If permittees plan work on streets contained on this list, they are encouraged to perform the work prior to April 1, 2026. Permittees may also submit questions, comments, or concerns related to the tentative list of streets to the Department of Public Works, Engineering Division at Engineering@SantaClaraca.gov. Please include the subject "Pavement Preservation" in your email.

• 2026 Tentative List of Streets and Map (Subject to change, last updated on June 17, 2024)

Future Years (2027-2029):

The following map shows streets recommended by the Streetsaver® pavement management program. These streets are subject to change and are provided to permittees solely for the purposes of early coordination. Permittees may submit questions, comments, or concerns related to the tentative list of streets to the Department of Public Works, Engineering Division at Engineering@SantaClaraca.gov. Please include the subject "Pavement Preservation" in your email. 

• Future Years (2027 - 2029) Tentative Street Map (Subject to change, last updated on June 17, 2024)

Please note that these lists are tentative and subject to change based upon the City’s needs. 

Streets with Pavement Preservation Restrictions

The following streets are restricted per the Ordinance. Additional streets with restrictions will be added as work is completed following City pavement maintenance projects and streets maintained. Please visit this site for updates.

• List of Restricted Streets (Last Updated June 17, 2024)

Pavement Preservation Coordination Contact List

To be included in the Department of Public Works contact list for coordination regarding planned pavement maintenance projects, please contact the Department of Public Works, Engineering Division at Engineering@Santaclaraca.gov. Please include the subject “Pavement Preservation” in your email.