Committee backs $300,000 pilot for concrete-panel replacements amid record pothole surge
After testimony about a record year for pothole reports, the committee adopted a substitute resolution to start a $300,000 pilot to replace failing concrete panels in targeted locations and held larger borrowing proposals in abeyance pending contractor capacity and cost estimates.
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Alderman Gavis outlined a proposal to expedite concrete panel replacement on local roads and alleys to address recurring damage that generates repeated service requests. He said the city had received more than 23,000 pothole reports as of the end of August and that crews had filled over 15,000 to date, leaving a significant backlog.
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