Road work: Resurfacing planned for 300 streets
Lee County will spend $5 million to resurface selected residential roads and streets in Lehigh Acres as part of an ongoing effort to improve roads in the community.
The Lee Board of County Commissioners has approved a contract with a 5-0 vote.
The county will use a contractor to resurface 60 miles of roadway on 300 different streets.
“This is the most significant step in recent history the county has taken to deal with the backlog of road needs in Lehigh,” Lee County Commissioner Frank Mann, whose district includes Lehigh, said.
“In essence we will be doing five times more work over the next few years than what we’ve been able to do annually the last 10,”?he said.
The Lee County Department of Transportation maintains about 1,500 miles of paved roads in Lehigh. In past years, Lee County spent about $1 million on Lehigh roads; now based on commissioners’ direction given during the recent budget process, the county will spend $5 million annually.
Bad roads are probably the biggest complaint by Lehigh residents. The roads have pot holes and many roads are unpaved.
Residents attending the recent Holiday Town Hall Meeting were told commissioners would vote for the $5 million allocation. The fifth annual event was sponsored by the Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District.
Each year, certain roads in Lehigh are ranked and selected for paving based on resident requests, road conditions and the number of residences on the road. Paving is paid in part through gas tax revenues, and this program is for neighborhood streets, not arterial or collector roads.
Road work: Resurfacing planned for 300 streets
Lee County will spend $5 million to resurface selected residential roads and streets in Lehigh Acres as part of an ongoing effort to improve roads in the community.
The Lee Board of County Commissioners has approved a contract with a 5-0 vote.
The county will use a contractor to resurface 60 miles of roadway on 300 different streets.
“This is the most significant step in recent history the county has taken to deal with the backlog of road needs in Lehigh,” Lee County Commissioner Frank Mann, whose district includes Lehigh, said.
“In essence we will be doing five times more work over the next few years than what we’ve been able to do annually the last 10,”?he said.
The Lee County Department of Transportation maintains about 1,500 miles of paved roads in Lehigh. In past years, Lee County spent about $1 million on Lehigh roads; now based on commissioners’ direction given during the recent budget process, the county will spend $5 million annually.
Bad roads are probably the biggest complaint by Lehigh residents. The roads have pot holes and many roads are unpaved.
Residents attending the recent Holiday Town Hall Meeting were told commissioners would vote for the $5 million allocation. The fifth annual event was sponsored by the Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement District.
Each year, certain roads in Lehigh are ranked and selected for paving based on resident requests, road conditions and the number of residences on the road. Paving is paid in part through gas tax revenues, and this program is for neighborhood streets, not arterial or collector roads.
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