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HI, EVERYONE, I'M PATTY MORAN, AND I'M BACK WITH STREET TALK Q&AS.
TODAY, I'M GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, WHAT IS AN OCI? WE TALK ABOUT THIS ACRONYM A LOT IN THE STREET DEPARTMENT, BUT I'M GOING TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S SUPER IMPORTANT. TO BEGIN, OCI STANDS FOR OVERALL CONDITION INDEX.
THIS IS WHAT IS USED TO RATE THE CONDITIONS OF STREETS AND ALLEYS AROUND THE CITY. IT RANGES FROM ZERO TO 100.
SARA, MEANING THE ROAD HAS COMPLETELY FAILED 100 MEANS THE ROAD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO FAILURES.
EVERY SIX TO 18 MONTHS, A STREET INSPECTOR VISITS EACH STREET AND ALLEY IN THE CITY.
SO FAR, IT'S GOT A LOT OF CRACKING, A LOT OF POTHOLES AND THE DIP.
THAT ALL PLAYS A FACTOR INTO IT.
THEY LOOK FOR DEFECTS LIKE POTHOLES ARE CRACKING, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEN THEY ENTER THE TYPES OF DEFECTS AND THE AMOUNT INTO A PROGRAM THAT CALCULATES THE OCI FOR EVERY SINGLE STREET AND ALLEY IN GARLAND.
WHY IS THE OCI IMPORTANT? WELL, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THE STREET DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE WHICH STREET PROJECTS NEED TO HAPPEN AND WHEN THEY SHOULD HAPPEN.
FOR EXAMPLE, STREETS AND ALLEYS WITH OCI OF 70 OR GREATER ARE CANDIDATES FOR SIMPLE REPAIRS.
WHILE, THOSE WITH OCIS BELOW 70 MUST BE COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED OR CAN BE CANDIDATES FOR ASPHALT OVERLAYS.
OF COURSE, THERE'S OTHER FACTORS TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.
IT JUST DEPENDS ON EACH SITUATION, BUT THE OCI RATING IS KEY.
I HOPE THAT HELPED YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT OCI MEANS, HOW STREETS ARE RATED AND HOW WE DECIDE AND SCHEDULE THOSE STREET REPAIRS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENT SECTION.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.