Public works crews from the city of Federal Way recently completed the South 320th Street concrete overlay project.

The city’s asphalt overlay is an annual street maintenance program in which selected streets are repaved along with upgrading existing curbs/gutters and sidewalks, as well as wheelchair ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.

Annually, the city streets are selected using a rating system that identifies the pavement condition and prioritizes the roads in most need of repair.

“I am proud of the quality and timely work our overlay crews have done,” said Mayor Jim Ferrell. “One of the comments I frequently hear from visitors and business alike is how nice Federal Way’s streets are. It is a real quality of life issue. Thanks to proper planning and a good strategic vision, Federal Way has the best roads in our state.”

Marwan Salloum, Public Works director, said Federal Way “is the envy of most adjoining jurisdictions because of our mayor and city council’s commitment to provide a dedicated funding to the City asphalt overlay program and maintaining our good quality streets.”

The available overlay asphalt budget is approximately $1.5 million per year from state gas tax and city utility tax.

Typically, the asphalt/overlay project begins in April and is completed in August. For more information, visit wa-federalway.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=234.