Translate[Archived] Question #05: How much does the City spend on street maintenance?
Question:
How much does the City spend on street maintenance? (Councilman Seifeldein)
Response:
The City is responsible for maintaining over 560 lane miles of roadway Citywide. The FY 2019 approved budget included $3,210,050 in operating funds for general street maintenance and $5,260,000 for street reconstruction and resurfacing. In FY 2018, the City spent $7,639,774 on street maintenance, which included $3,308,461 from the operating budget and $4,331,313 from the capital budget. These expenditures are exclusive of improvements from Complete Streets, signage/signals/markings and sidewalk maintenance. The City receives assistance for operating and capital expenditures from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). In FY 2018, the City received $1M in awarded Primary Extension grant from VDOT for capital paving.
For a summary of the relationship between street, sidewalk and complete streets funding in the FY 2020 budget, please see Appendix E on page 19.15 of the Proposed FY 2020 - 2029 Capital Improvement Program.