Linne Community Services District in California has been named the 2025 vialytics RoadStar Award winner in the Planning Master category, recognizing the district’s commitment to bringing transparency and long term planning to roadway maintenance.
Using vialytics, the district assessed its entire road network and developed a multi year plan to address roads that had not been repaired in decades. The approach provides the board with a clearer understanding of roadway conditions and helps residents better understand when improvements will take place.
For many years, roadway maintenance in Linne CSD was handled through a much more informal process.
A local resident responsible for maintenance decisions would determine which roads to repair each year while staying within the district’s available budget. While the work was completed, the process did not include public planning or formal board approval.
After that individual retired, the board began requesting bids from contractors. However, the scope of work was not clearly defined and contractors were only given a general priority list of roads.
This often resulted in bids that exceeded the district’s budget. Once a contractor was selected based on the lowest cost per square foot, the scope of work had to be reduced to fit within available funding. As a result, primary roads were typically addressed first while secondary and tertiary roads were left behind.
The need for better information became clear when the board began reviewing contractor proposals.
“When I joined the board and was presented with a bid that had only one line item and a map of the areas to be improved, I asked how we could evaluate the fairness or accuracy of the bid without more information,” said Jeff Konsmo of Linne Community Services District.
That moment sparked a search for tools that could provide a clearer understanding of roadway conditions across the district.
Last year marked the district’s first year using vialytics. The team conducted a full assessment of their roads and used the results to build a structured maintenance plan.
“I assessed all of our roads and then developed a multi year plan to cover all of our roads, some of which had not been repaired in 20 years,” Jeff explained.
The plan provides a roadmap for maintaining the district’s infrastructure while ensuring that all roads are considered over time.
The data has also helped improve communication with residents.
“We used this plan to communicate to our residents when their roads will be repaired by sharing screenshots of the planning maps,” Jeff said.
The district is now exploring ways to embed vialytics within its website so residents can interact directly with the information.
Improving Budget Discussions and Contractor Bids
Having roadway condition data in one place has significantly improved how the board approaches planning and budgeting.
“Absolutely, that is our primary benefit for the board to plan and to communicate with our residents,” Jeff said.
The new approach has also changed how the district works with contractors. Instead of requesting open ended proposals, the board now defines the scope of work with much greater precision.
“We now define the scope, including location, distance, width, and treatment,” Jeff explained.
This level of detail helps ensure that contractor bids are more transparent and aligned with the district’s priorities.
Recognizing a New Approach to Planning
Receiving the Planning Master RoadStar Award recognizes the district’s efforts to bring a more structured and data driven approach to infrastructure planning.
Jeff noted that planning an entire network may be easier for smaller communities than for larger agencies with many more miles of roads. Even so, the recognition highlights the district’s commitment to using data to improve how decisions are made.
By assessing every road and creating a long term plan, Linne Community Services District is demonstrating how even small communities can bring greater transparency and strategy to infrastructure management.
About vialytics
vialytics provides AI-powered road management software that helps municipalities assess road conditions, prioritize repairs, and make smarter infrastructure decisions.
Used by over 1,000 municipalities worldwide, vialytics enables public works teams to collect standardized condition data, streamline maintenance planning, and clearly communicate needs for budgeting, grants, and long-term planning.
For more information, visit www.vialytics.com