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Pavement survey rates Hickory streets 'fair'; city faces rising materials costs and funding choices
Summary
A pavement condition survey rates Hickory's city-maintained streets at an overall score of 69 ('fair'); staff warned asphalt and concrete price increases have widened a funding gap and outlined options including incremental budget increases, vehicle-fee changes, local legislation, or bonds to avoid decline to 'poor' by 2030.
City Manager Warren Wood presented a pavement condition survey performed by Withers Ravenel Engineering and told the council the city’s street system received an overall rating of 69 (classified as "fair"). Wood said the city maintains about 240 linear miles (roughly 480 lane miles) of city-owned streets and that resurfacing needs will rise without additional funding.
Wood highlighted that the city’s paving/resurfacing allocations have…
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