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Miami County reviews 5-year road maintenance program and budget trade-offs
Summary
Road and Bridge staff presented a maintenance schedule through 2030 and life-cycle cost options, asking commissioners whether to target a 15–25 year mill-and-overlay cycle and how much to budget for routine maintenance.
Miami County commissioners and Road & Bridge staff reviewed a five-year schedule of planned mill-and-overlay projects and countywide maintenance needs at a budget workshop, focusing on how many miles to resurface each year and how to fund that work.
The presentation laid out projected mill-and-overlay requirements and costs under multiple life‑cycle targets, and staff asked commissioners whether to plan for a shorter (more expensive) cycle that preserves pavement condition or a longer (cheaper up front) cycle that raises in‑house maintenance costs. “Mill and overlay, 300,000 per mile. 15 year life cycle, that price currently is $6,700,000,” Road & Bridge staff member Eric said during the recorded discussion.
The question matters because Miami County currently records roughly 335 miles of hard‑surface roads. Eric told…
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