City shares current state of infrastructure with status report

Last evening, Nov. 28, City staff presented the 2017 Infrastructure Status and Outlook report to Cambridge City Council.

One of the City’s strategic goals is to provide innovative leadership in the management of city assets to help plan, fund and maintain city assets in a sustainable way. Through the adoption of forward-thinking, proactive programs, the City is better able to monitor the condition of assets to maintain city assets in a state of good repair.

With more than 74 per cent of city infrastructure in good or very good condition, the City is well positioned to achieve this goal. Over the next 10 years, a proposed $432 million will be invested into City infrastructure to maintain current conditions and support future growth.

The City of Cambridge owns, operates and maintains public infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, streetlights, trails, arenas, pools, trees, parks, playgrounds, pipes, fire stations, hydrants, cemeteries and fire stations. 

To develop the condition rating, the City uses a formal inspection and assessment process for that is aligned with industry standards. This identifies any immediate safety issues for maintenance as well as long term repair and replacement needs for an asset.  Infrastructure condition is also based on age and life span of the asset.

The overall asset condition rating is established using a weighted average of each asset condition over its replacement value.

The 2017 Infrastructure Status and Outlook report provides an overview of the current state of the City’s infrastructure and identifies improvement priorities. Read the 2017 Infrastructure Status and Outlook Report.