"Hayward car enthusiast Jermaine Shaffer remembers the pothole on Hesperian Boulevard that used to slam his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetline to the asphalt, chipping the onyx-colored fender and hood that he put together himself. However, in the past five years, the city of Hayward has made strides to improve its most used and deteriorated roads, and Shaffer along with the rest of the East Bay's classic car community has felt the difference in his own smooth rides."
"In November, the Metropolitan Transportation Committee released its annual report on Bay Area road conditions. While the average road conditions across the Bay Area have remained stagnant for the past 10 years with a fair score of 67/100, Hayward has raised its grade known as a Pavement Condition Index, or PCI each of the past five years since the city council voted to emphasize improving street conditions with a new road improvement program."
Hayward raised its Pavement Condition Index from 69/100 in 2019 to 78 in 2025 across 292 miles of roads after a five-year push to repave heavily used and deteriorated streets. The city council created a road improvement program and prioritized major projects such as Mission Boulevard, completed in three phases. The Metropolitan Transportation Committee reported Bay Area road conditions averaged a stagnant 67/100 over the past decade. Hayward shifted from relying solely on public reports to using Street Saver software to track neighborhood pavement needs. Classic car owners reported tangible benefits from smoother, repaved streets and reduced pothole damage.
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