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York County workshop maps five‑year plan to raise road quality, target 15 miles of paving
Summary
At a Sept. 9 York County Council workshop, county staff outlined a strategic framework to improve local roads over five years, identifying funding sources, 60 priority connector streets and a goal to lift the countywide pavement rating from the mid‑50s to about 70.
York County Council members heard a briefing Sept. 9 on a county road strategic framework that aims to increase annual paving, prioritize 60 higher‑volume “connector” county roads and raise the county’s average pavement condition from the high‑50s to about 70 within five years.
The plan, presented by Assistant County Manager Tom Couch and Assistant County Engineer Patrick Hamilton, centers on three funding buckets: the county’s Pennies for Progress sales‑tax program, state “C funds” distributed from the gas tax, and the county’s capital maintenance fund (account 1422). “When Penny’s 5 is completed, there will be over $1,500,000,000 worth of investment in the transportation system within the county,” Hamilton said. Couch told the council the county will combine C funds and 1422 money, expand in‑house paving where cost‑effective, and bid larger packages to get better unit pricing.
Nearly a third of county roads were identified in “poor” condition…
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