An email newsletter sent out by the Washington State Department of Transportation Eastern Region on Friday has this item of interest:
As I mentioned last month, our pavement preservation program is steadily dwindling. Over the next two budget biennia, the statewide preservation funds will shrink by 52%.
Here in our seven-county region, after this construction season is complete, we will still have a paving backlog of about $75 million. We have a reasonably sized asphalt paving program this season, but our chip seal mileage is significantly smaller. We are sealing 80 miles of highway this year, down from 105 in 2013 and 150 in 2012.
Our future paving program shows significantly fewer paving projects in the next two biennia based on current revenue. This will result in drivers seeing (and feeling) a noticeable continuing decline in the quality of our highway system.
As I mentioned last month, our pavement preservation program is steadily dwindling. Over the next two budget biennia, the statewide preservation funds will shrink by 52%.
Here in our seven-county region, after this construction season is complete, we will still have a paving backlog of about $75 million. We have a reasonably sized asphalt paving program this season, but our chip seal mileage is significantly smaller. We are sealing 80 miles of highway this year, down from 105 in 2013 and 150 in 2012.
Our future paving program shows significantly fewer paving projects in the next two biennia based on current revenue. This will result in drivers seeing (and feeling) a noticeable continuing decline in the quality of our highway system.
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