After a pothole season that’s left drivers weary and their hubcaps ragged, the City of Pittsburgh will begin its asphalt paving season Monday.
The announcement came Friday from Mayor Bill Peduto’s office with a list: a full accounting of nearly 55 street miles to be resurfaced or mechanically patched with asphalt this year.
Next week’s to-do list is posted here, and weekly work lists for individual streets also will be released on the city website, the administration said. A searchable map of 2018 repaving projects is available through the Burgh’s Eye View system.
The city expects to resurface 35.7 asphalt-paved miles on its own, but resurfacing completed by utility companies will buoy the total, Mr. Peduto’s office said. The city Department of Mobility and Infrastructure finalized the paving list this week after talks with city council about district-by-district paving needs, according to the administration.
Resurfacing expenses are budgeted at nearly $17 million this year in the city budget. Council last month agreed to add more than $700,000 to the total amid the worst pothole season in years.
Adam Smeltz: 412-263-2625, asmeltz@post-gazette.com, @asmeltz.
First Published: April 13, 2018, 3:56 p.m.