Councilwoman Leet joined Mayor Greg Fischer and other members of the Metro Council celebrated the great progress made on repairing or replacing worn out pavement on roads across Louisville.
The celebration was held at the corner of Broadway and South 45th Street along Shawnee Park, where crews recently completed the city’s 100th mile of paving for 2016.
The Metro Council has quadrupled the city’s paving budget from $4.8 million in fiscal year 2015, to $22 million in the current fiscal 2017 budget. The Council also included funds to complete a new assessment of the condition of pavement on arterial and connector roads throughout the city. The recently completed Pavement Condition Index will help guide future pavement management.
This is the first time in nine years that Louisville has topped 100 miles of paving in a single calendar year. The feat was last accomplished in 2007 when 104 miles were paved. The 2016 total is projected to reach 130 miles by the end of the paving season.
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