Mayor highlights new city paving crew, arterial contracts and downtown sidewalk grants

Mayor Craig Ford outlined several infrastructure items including the formation of a city paving crew to work on neighborhood roads and contracted paving for larger arteries.

Ford listed specific streets slated for resurfacing or paving contracts: George Wallace Drive, Tabor Road, Peyton Road, Hoke Street and Forest Avenue. He also pointed to new downtown sidewalk projects funded by sidewalk grants and said these small improvements matter to community quality of life.

The mayor framed paving as part of broader city improvement efforts and tied it to broader recruitment success, saying private prospects have noticed the city's cleanliness and infrastructure work. He did not provide project timelines, budgets or contractor names during the remarks.