Q&A
Discussion on the budget impact of repeated street repairs
0:30:45
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about the budget impact of repeated repairs. First Deputy Commissioner Forgione explains that while they don't have specific budget correlation numbers, they prioritize repaving roads that require frequent repairs to avoid wasting resources.
- No specific budget impact numbers are available
- DOT prioritizes repaving roads that require frequent repairs
- More systemic issues may require capital work on a different track
Selvena Brooks-Powers
0:30:45
So I'm glad to know that you all are tracking that.
0:30:52
Do we know what that impact is to the agency's budget?
Margaret Forgione
0:30:57
I don't think we have any number that would correlate to the budget.
0:31:00
You know, what I will say is if it's simply, like, wear and tear in a road, cracking, patching, just typical, you know, road that's past its useful life, we will make sure it gets paved in the next cycle.
0:31:12
We're we're really on top of that.
0:31:14
If it is something more systemic, like a leak underground or some kind of subsidence that might be require some capital work, that's on a different track.
0:31:23
But by and large, anything that just requires paving would get incorporated into the program, so we're not wasting resources going back over and over.