Officials warn deferred preservation will increase costs and isolate communities
Maintenance and preservation leads said declining funding will worsen pavement and bridge conditions, increase emergency response times and turn cheaper repairs into much more expensive rebuilds — counties estimate gaps nearing $834M and cities $600M.
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Anthony Castaneda and ODOT staff told the working group that deferred preservation has cascading costs: small repairs (chip seals) become full rebuilds when the subbase fails. Castaneda said counties estimate an $834 million gap and cities $600 million, and that letting roads degrade increases per‑mile repair costs from roughly $40,000 to about $630,000.
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