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The city of Huntsville would need to nearly double its streets budget to keep pace with an ever-growing list of aging roads, a recent study showed.
During a workshop with the Huntsville City Council on Tuesday, public works director Brent Sherrod said that a street survey from Infrastructure Management Services recommends city spending between $1.84 million to $2.4 million annually to maintain a low percentage of roads in poor or very poor condition. Sherrod noted that once a road reaches poor condition, the costs to repair skyrockets.
The study showed that nearly 2% of city streets have fallen into disrepair and will need to be completely replaced.