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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Transportation planning and management funding increase
0:19:33
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Commissioner Rodriguez outlines increased funding for transportation planning and management, particularly for pavement markings and street improvement projects.
- The budget includes an increase of $10 million for pavement markings contracts next year, on top of the $30 million already baselined
- This funding is critical for implementing street improvement projects, including new bus and bike lanes, and pedestrian safety improvements
- The increased funding will allow DOT to replace faded markings and ensure street designs remain in good condition
Ydanis Rodriguez
0:19:33
The reason why this is so critical is because when a bridge is when a bridge is built, their life is only eighty or ninety years.
0:19:41
After that time, cities had to make major investment to keep those bridges in the state of good repair as we have doing the Brooklyn Bridge where in the last ten years, we have invested around $1,000,000,000.
0:19:56
For our transportation planning and management division, this voyage include an increase of 10,000,000 for our pavements markings contract next year on top of the 30,000,000 we already have baseline.
0:20:10
This funding is critical for allowing us to implement a street improvement project, including new bus and bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and so much more to enhance street safety for all road users.
0:20:26
This funding will allow us to use to replace fade marking to ensure that our street designs remain in good condition.