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Engineers outline long design timelines; council presses city on pothole maintenance and drainage funding
Summary
The city engineer said typical roadway design and procurement processes mean an 18-month-plus timeline from funding to construction; council members pressed staff about pothole response, staffing shortages in Streets & Drainage, and low drainage fund balances affecting recurring flooding in several neighborhoods.
David Smith, the city engineer, briefed the committee on street projects funded since 2019 and described typical timelines for design and procurement; council members raised concerns about pothole repairs, staffing shortages and drainage money running low.
Smith said a typical roadway design takes "5 to 6 months" and that the entire process, including designer acquisition and contracting, can be "18 months plus before you saw us…
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