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In March, the New Rochelle City Council unanimously approved a $200,000 expenditure that called on the Department of Public Works and outside contractors to make repairs on roadways. Since then, according to Mayor Noam Bramson, DPW crews have filled more than 2,000 potholes, while the contractors that were brought in to assist have repaired an additional 25,000-square-feet of road.
Despite the impressive results of repair efforts, City Manager Chuck Strome has recommended that an additional $100,000 emergency appropriation be made for another round of repairs, teamed with $50,000 in state funding, to continue fixing city streets.
Robert Sinclair Jr., the manager of media relations for AAA New York noted that this winter was unusually rough on roads throughout the state.
“An unprecedented combination of weather, roads already in poor condition and the inordinate number of trucks in our region have led to an epic number of potholes,” he said. “The situation is a stark reminder of the need to ensure that the federal highway trust fund is adequately financed so that our crumbling infrastructure can be rebuilt.”
Bramson added that come the summertime, repairs on roadways throughout New Rochelle would be completed in time for the busiest driving season of the year.
“The bigger and longer-term fix is scheduled for the summer, when many local roads will be completely resurfaced,” he said. “The City Council has tripled our annual paving budget, which will enable us to rebuild many more roads, while also reducing pothole repair needs in future years.”
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