The Department of Public Works’ Village Streets Master Plan has not been fully implemented and is in need of significant updates, according to a February 2026 audit released by the Office of Public Accountability.
The audit found that many government officials, including DPW leadership and several village mayors, were unaware of the 2009 plan, which was approved in 2010 to serve as a strategic roadmap for prioritizing maintenance and repairs on village streets.
Auditors reported that the plan has remained largely unchanged since its development and is not embedded in current planning, prioritization or funding decisions, resulting in road maintenance activities that are not consistently aligned with documented priorities.
The report also found the plan’s road priority listings are outdated, with 1,782 of 3,024 village roads — about 59% — not assigned a priority grade. Mayors told auditors that some listed priorities no longer reflect current conditions and described the plan as obsolete in practice. Additionally, the audit noted the absence of a unified road maintenance process between DPW and village mayors, resulting in largely reactive repairs and inconsistent coordination.
Funding limitations were also cited as a major barrier. The plan originally anticipated $2 million annually from the Guam Liquid Fuel Tax for village street improvements, but auditors said that amount falls far short of the estimated $746 million total project cost identified in 2009.
"It would take over 373 years to fund the plan fully at that rate," the OPA said.
Auditors recommended that DPW update the plan into a current, actionable maintenance framework and work with the Guam Legislature to establish a dedicated funding source to ensure consistent implementation.