A new report from the City of Calgary suggests spending more money now on road quality will save funds in the long run, as the current annual $40-million paving investment isn't enough to keep up with the rate that Calgary's roads are deteriorating.Spending more money now on road quality will save funds in the long run, suggests a new report from the City of Calgary.
Meanwhile, the city's infrastructure report also suggests that at least 60 per cent of major roads should be in good condition, and that funding should be set at a level to maintain that standard.City administration is recommending Calgary boosts its paving budget to $116 million annually over the next 10 years.
"Every year, Calgary adds an average of 170 lane kilometres of road to our network, which is roughly the distance between Calgary and Lake Louise," Buhler told the city's Infrastructure Planning Committee. "Hopefully we can get this back up and running and get back into a good position. It's going to take a few years."
"Modelling shows that poor condition roadways are expected to increase at a rate of 2.2 per cent annually ; good condition roads will also fall at a rate of one per cent per year," reads the report.