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Public Works seeks $16 million for FY26 paving to add 31 lane miles; city still far from recommended resurfacing cycle
Summary
Public Works told the budget committee it requested $16 million in FY26 to add 31 lane miles of paving, but staff said current funding keeps the city at roughly a 45‑year resurfacing cycle versus a professional target of about 25 years; 23% of street segments were scored fair or poor in a recent assessment.
Scott Morgan, director of the City of Memphis Division of Public Works, told the budget committee on May 7 that the department's FY26 operating budget is flat but the capital request includes a $16 million paving appropriation that would add about 31 lane miles.
"This year the request is 16,000,000, which will get us an extra 31 lane miles for FY '26," Morgan said during his presentation.
Morgan and committee members discussed the city's street…
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