The city of Sacramento will begin repairs on six heavily traveled roadways next week.

City workers will be doing overlays – the most extensive road work short of full reconstruction – to the streets, said Linda Tucker, spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Transportation.

A street overlay is done by first filling in all potholes and cracks in the pavement, then grinding it down several inches before repaving the street, Tucker said. The repaving is typically two to three inches thick and is good for 15-20 years.

Overlays will be done on the following streets:

• Second Avenue from Stockton Boulevard to Santa Cruz Way
• Truxel Road from West El Camino Avenue to San Juan Road
• Pocket Road from Greenhaven Drive to Interstate 5
• La Mancha Way from Mack Road to Tangerine Avenue
• 12th Street from N Street to P Street
• 13th Street from N Street to P Street

“It is part of our annual overlay program which uses local and federal dollars to resurface some of the city’s worst streets” Tucker said. “It’s quite a comprehensive treatment.”

The project will cost $3.4 million, which will come from the city’s share of gas taxes and a mixture of state and federal funds, according to a press release.

“This is preventative,” Tucker said. “Ideally we would be able to keep all the streets in good condition via slurry seals, but if they get to the point of deteriorating....we have to go in and do an overlay. Only in extreme cases would we need to reconstruct a street.”

Work will be done from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. except on 12th and 13th streets, where it will be done from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

At least one lane will remain open on all streets except La Mancha Way, which will be closed for five consecutive days, according to a press release.

Residents will be notified of the work by fliers three to five days before construction.

“It will be slightly inconvenient for the residents and the businesses,” Tucker said. “We try to design the schedule to minimize impacts, and when the work is done, they will have an almost brand-new street.”

Brandon Darnell is a staff reporter for The Sacramento Press.