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Public Works warns pavement backlog and staffing gap will worsen without new funding
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Public Works presented pavement condition data showing that 40% of county lanes are in poor or very poor condition and said existing funding and staffing levels are insufficient to maintain the network, proposing multi‑year capital and ongoing maintenance funding.
Arapahoe County Public Works presented commissioners with a stark view of maintenance needs Thursday, saying that pavement conditions, staffing vacancies and rising construction costs have created an unsustainable maintenance gap.
Director Brian Lamer said the county’s pavement condition index (PCI) sits around 65 out of 100, with about 40% of the county’s road network rated poor or very poor — well above the county’s target of 15 percent. “With our current funding, we are not able to maintain what we have,” Lamer said, noting surface‑treatment cycles and concrete replacement schedules are lengthening as available funds fall short of need.
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