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City says roadway resurfacing rising to $92M; ADA curb-ramp obligations slow pace of paving
Summary
Public works and streets officials told the council that roadway reconstruction funding increased in the capital plan but ADA consent-decree obligations for curb ramps have slowed resurfacing throughput; the city resurfaced about 25 miles last year.
Boston officials told the City Council committee on April 17 that the five-year capital plan increases funding for roadway reconstruction and resurfacing, but that the legal and engineering obligations tied to curb ramps under an ADA consent decree have constrained the pace of work.
Chief of Streets Yascha Franklin Hodge said the five-year plan shows $1.4 billion for streets and infrastructure and that the annual roadway reconstruction line rose from $70.5 million in the previous five-year plan to $92 million in the…
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