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Lexington County leaders approve county transportation plan, add $6 million resurfacing for reconsideration
Summary
Lexington County Public Works presented a countywide transportation improvement plan and road funding needs; council approved the plan, and put a $6 million one-time resurfacing allocation on the budget reconsideration list after discussion of long-term funding gaps.
Lexington County Council voted Wednesday to approve a countywide Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) as presented by Public Works staff and asked administration to return to council with funding options, while separately placing a proposed $6 million one-time resurfacing allocation on the budget reconsideration list.
The presentation by a Public Works presenter, identified in the meeting as Brent, laid out the county’s road maintenance shortfalls and a proposal for a county TIP. “To implement a 20 year, pavement maintenance cycle, which is the design life of an asphalt road, it would take about $18,000,000 annually,” Brent said during his presentation. He told council the department currently resurfaces about six miles per year and that the county’s maintenance cycle had…
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