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Council allocates $2.8 million carryover to traffic-congestion program; staff say resurfacing will continue next year

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Councilmembers questioned why $2.8 million was carried over to traffic congestion relief rather than spent on street resurfacing this fiscal year; city staff said new state funds and staffing shortages constrained current-year completion and that the money will be used next year to finish committed miles.

Councilmembers pressed city staff on May 21 about a $2.8 million carryover that was moved into traffic-congestion relief (TCRP) rather than being spent this year on local street resurfacing.

Councilmember Antonio Savornich asked whether the money had been diverted away from neighborhood paving. City street-services representatives and CAO staff explained that the $2.8 million came from unexpended carryover funds tied to resurfacing…

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