Tired of driving on potholed roads? Who isn’t? We may not (yet) have tolls, but the terrible condition of our highways takes its toll on our vehicles with bent rims, alignments and other repairs. There are more than 10,000 lane miles of state highways in Connecticut, of which only 300 are repaved each year. But that work involves more than just slapping a new layer of asphalt on those roads. Repaving costs anywhere from $500,000 to $1.5 million per mile and is funded with 20-year bonds. Planning Repaving projects require years of planning to make sure all necessary utility work, drainage projects and water mains are finished before the state Department of Transportation begins the actual resurfacing.
from News http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Getting-There-State-repaving-process-a-bump-road-12302096.php
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