Streets Cabinet lays out capital plan priorities: sidewalks, resurfacing, bridges and lighting
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Streets Cabinet leaders told the Committee on Ways and Means on May 20 that the FY26 capital plan prioritizes maintaining core street assets—sidewalks, ramps, road resurfacing, bridges and street lighting.
Streets Cabinet leaders told the Committee on Ways and Means on May 20 that the FY26 capital plan prioritizes maintaining core street assets—sidewalks, ramps, road resurfacing, bridges and street lighting.
Omar Khoshafa, director of budget and finance, said the cabinet’s recommended capital plan is focused on state-of-good-repair work across the city. Officials highlighted several line items discussed during the hearing: roughly $44 million for citywide sidewalks and ramps, $92 million for roadway resurfacing and reconstruction over the next five years, and $160 million for maintenance on the city’s bridges (transcript reference: maintenance, not new bridge construction). Khoshafa said about 73 percent of capital dollars expended over the past three years were spent on roads, sidewalks and bridges.
Chief Jascha Franklin-Hodge and Julia Campbell, deputy chief for infrastructure and design, cited recent delivery statistics: 1,650 curb ramps built in the last year, more than 14 miles of sidewalk repaired in 2024 and 24 miles of repaving in 2024. They also noted a record number of speed-hump installations (over 600) and expanded investments in street lighting.
Officials said resurfacing and corridor reconstruction projects such as the Bill Russell Bridge opening and the Cummins Highway reconstruction are in active delivery. Staff described a mix of five dedicated neighborhood sidewalk contracts (four concrete, one brick) plus two citywide contracts for smaller repairs and utility cut patching.
Council members asked about sequencing with utility work and capacity for delivering more ramps and repaving; staff said they are prioritizing ramps tied to the consent-decree schedule and using utility-repair deposit funds to patch old utility cuts that degrade pavement quality.
The Streets Cabinet asked the committee for support for the FY26 capital plan to maintain safety and state of good repair across the city’s transportation assets.
