Dublin's Roads Ranked: See How They Did Compared To The Rest Of The Bay

DUBLIN, CA — Dublin has "good" roads, according to a new report from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

The MTC analyzed the "Pavement Condition Index" for every Bay Area jurisdiction, and ranked them from "Very Good" to "Poor." The MTC analyzed every road in the city. Roads in the worst condition received a 0, and roads in the best condition received a 100. The report then compiled a three-year moving average for each city.

Dublin's 349.7 total lane miles scored a 78 for 2024, down from 79 in 2023 and 80 in 2022. This was the second highest score in the Tri-Valley, though it wasn't far off from the others. Danville also scored a 78 for 2024, though it was ranked one spot above Dublin. San Ramon scored a 77, Pleasanton scored a 76, and Livermore scored a 75, all scores considered "Good."

Some of the worst roads in the region are in Oakland, Berkeley, Petaluma and Concord, the report found. Meanwhile, the best roads were in Larkspur, Palo Alto and Cupertino.

The only city with a “poor” rating was Vallejo in Solano County, which scored 44 in 2024. Oakland was listed as “at-risk” with a score of 58. Larkspur received an 87, the highest overall in the Bay Area.

In addition to Larkspur, six other Bay Area cities scored in the “very good” range for the 2022 to 2024 period, including Palo Alto, Orinda and Cupertino.

Meanwhile, Pacifica, Petaluma and unincorporated Napa County moved from “poor” to “at-risk,” with three-year scores of 50. San Francisco improved by one point from 2023 to 75.

The MTC report said overall pavement conditions across the Bay Area’s 44,000 lane-miles of local streets remain in “fair” territory, with many roads showing serious wear and likely needing rehabilitation soon.

Among the region’s three largest cities, San Jose’s three-year moving average rose to 73 from 71, San Francisco’s to 75 from 74, and Oakland’s to 58 from 57.

St. Helena in Napa County achieved the biggest one-year gain, with its 50 lane-miles scoring 63, up from 52 the year before. Other cities with significant improvements included Colma (84, up from 74), Los Gatos (82, up from 75), Atherton (79, up from 73) and Mill Valley (79, up from 74).

Larkspur earned the title of "Bay Area pavement champion" for 2024, with streets scoring 87 on both the one-year and three-year indexes, MTC said.

As recently as 2017, the city reported “poor” ratings but passed local sales tax measures to rehabilitate its 65-lane-mile street network.

Other cities with three-year scores in the “very good” range for 2022–2024 included Palo Alto (83), Orinda and Cupertino (82), Hillsborough and unincorporated Solano County (81), and Los Altos Hills (80).

— Patch editor Kat Schuster contributed to this report.