Council increases road spending, but Calgarians won't notice a smoother drive anytime soon

Since 2015, there's been a drop in the quality of the city's pavement. Now, city council has approved a $23-million investment for Calgary's roads that will be spread over the next two years.The City of Calgary spends roughly $40 million yearly on pavement and concrete, but the condition of the city's roads is falling behind that in other Canadian cities. If you drive in Calgary, you may have noticed that the roads aren't quite as smooth as they were in days gone by.

He said city employees track conditions through the year and the data is used to generate a rating on what's called the pavement quality index . Bouchart said budget reductions over the years resulted in a drop in road quality, although things have stabilized. "The level of investment that we have right now is basically holding us steady in terms of the overall condition of our roads across the city," said Bouchart.

He said that this council inherited the problem from past councils and it's a problem that's coming home to roost at a time when council is trying to address other capital spending pressures.Spencer said much of the $23 million council voted last November to add to the repaving budget won't actually be spent until 2025 and 2026.

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