Idaho overpaid road builders millions for shoddy work. State says it wonât happen anymore.
Audrey Dutton, Idaho Capital Sun
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Asphalt cracks on the road in front of Idaho Transportation Department headquarters on State Street in Boise. | Audrey Dutton, Idaho Capital Sun
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) Idaho has overpaid road builders for substandard work. For how long is unclear, but one estimate based on the Idaho Transportation Departmentâs asphalt paving budget suggests it may have overpaid $4.3 million in a single year.
The apparently deficient material remains on Idaho roads. The state has not issued penalties, required contractors to repave the roads or demanded they return bonus payments. The same contractors whose asphalt quality was suspect continue to do the stateâs construction work.