What's Happening in Buffalo, NY…

On May 23, Buffalo officials announced that street paving for 2017 is in the planning stages, with more than 75 residential streets scheduled to be paved. The project will cost $7.5m, and follows a $1m expenditure made to replace sidewalks.

The new project brings the total amount of paving work done in Buffalo to $27m, according to Mayor Byron Brown. According to the announcement, all of Buffalo's districts will have some sort of paving done during 2017.

Steve Stepniak, who is the city's Public Works Commissioner, said Buffalo has approximately 1,600 lane miles in the city, which are broken down to 75-100 lane miles yearly, which are then put on a 16-18 year repair cycle.

Brown says repaving is an important issue for the city because of the temperature extremes, and the freeze/thaw cycle common to the area, which causes damage to the infrastructure and creates potholes in the streets. If the damage is severe enough, it might be necessary to repair utilities as well.

To determine which streets should be repaired, officials use the winter months to judge streets from 1 to 10, with 1 being the poorest. Officials use these ratings, and input from council members, to determine the schedule of repairs.

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