It seems like the roads in Columbus are bad... why, when will they be repaired?
We do have a lot of roads in Columbus that need repair, and many of those roads are the ones that everyone travels every day... James Street and Farnham to name tow. Last year we did a major road, stormwater & sewer project in the Main Street area and many of those roads have been repaired.
At the next Commitee of a Whole meeting on June 10th, we will be looking at the history of road repairs in the City. Going back about 10 years it looks like the city has averaged about 1% of the roads repaired each year. This means that the city has counted on streets lasting 100 years... they don't. We need to get to a program that addresses about 5% of the streets each year to keep them in decent shape. This is much closer to the real life of a street... about 20 years.
