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City engineer outlines $8M pavement program, plans automated inventory and favors concrete on life-cycle costs
Summary
City Engineer George Binger presented the 2026 Pavement Management Program on March 9, explaining a multi-pronged maintenance approach, planned spending on 43 lane miles (roughly $8 million for mill/overlay), a move toward life-cycle decisions that often favor concrete, and a planned automated pavement-condition inventory estimated near $125,000.
City Engineer George Binger presented the Lee Summit 2026 Pavement Management Program to the Public Works Committee on March 9, describing the city's strategy to preserve pavement condition and avoid costly full reconstructions.
Binger outlined four core programs: mill-and-overlay, surface seal/microsurfacing, crack sealing and curb replacement. He said the city typically phases work so overlays come first, followed by surface seals, then curb and crack sealing. For 2026 he reported plans to address about 43 lane miles and estimated the mill-and-overlay work alone would approach $8 million. "We're doing 43 lane miles and we're going to spend close to 8 million this year," Binger said.
Binger explained funding sources, noting the program draws primarily on the…
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