Every year, the City of Mississauga carries out essential work to monitor and maintain the health of our roads. This analytical effort includes automated vehicle counts, resident feedback reviews, visual inspections, and more. Together, these inputs form a highly technical and data-driven process that helps determine which streets need attention and when. Beginning this summer, that work ramps up as Stantec Consulting Services conducts a city-wide assessment of pavement condition on every City-owned street.
Streetside Benefits & Challenges
If you spot a high-tech van labelled RT3000 cruising slowly through your neighbourhood, that’s the pavement data collection team in action. The van is outfitted with an array of specialized tools, including:
The data they collect helps City staff assess the condition of Mississauga’s 5,660 lane kilometres of roadway. Importantly, the images are for internal use only and will not be made public.
With limited budgets and thousands of kilometres of road to manage, making the right decisions about where and when to invest in repairs is critical.
This is not a road repair program, so you won’t see any crews resurfacing or digging up pavement. In fact, there won’t be any traffic disruptions. The RT3000 vehicle travels at posted speed limits during daylight hours and will move methodically through the city. Data collection begins in the southeast quadrant and will progress counter-clockwise over the next 9 to 11 weeks, extending through the summer and into early fall.
Why It Matters
The primary goal is to gather the most accurate, up-to-date information on the state of our roads. That data is then uploaded into the City’s pavement management system—a planning tool that helps prioritize long-term maintenance and rehabilitation projects. This year’s results will help shape decisions for the next several years of roadway investments.
While not as dramatic as a paving crew or as visible as a full-scale construction project, this survey is a vital step in keeping Mississauga’s streets safe, smooth, and cost-effective to maintain. By identifying problems early and prioritizing fixes where they’re needed most, this data helps prevent costly emergency repairs and ensures residents enjoy a more comfortable, reliable drive. It’s a powerful example of how smart planning and technology work hand in hand to protect and improve our shared infrastructure.
