If you see a van driving slowly through your neighborhood, it might be doing so for legitimate reasons.
On Tuesday, Infrastructure Management Services of Tempe, Ariz., began assessing the condition of each of Salina's streets, according to information from the City of Salina. IMS utilizes a data collection van equipped with cameras to capture imagery of the road surface and lasers to measure crack severity.
The data is being collected to track the condition of the streets and to aid in planning annual maintenance projects.
The data collection van will travel at around 15 to 20 mph and may slightly impact traffic. The work should require around three weeks to complete.
Pavement condition surveys are completed in Salina about every five years.
The $57,500 project is part of the City of Salina's $5.4 million 2020 street maintenance program.