Jefferson City officials say they've gotten behind in maintaining and repairing city streets, but are hoping to break that cycle beginning this year.
Britt Smith, operations division director, said the city has almost doubled its overlay budget, bringing it to $1 million for this year, in an effort to catch up with maintenance that has unfortunately fallen behind.
In previous years, Smith said, the budget for annual overlay and milling projects remained steady at $600,000, while oil and asphalt prices continued to increase. By bringing the budget up to $1 million this year and $1.2 million for next year, he hopes to see more streets get taken care of before they become a larger problem.
One easy way to spot a troubled street is a simple pothole.
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