"Rural Mich. counties turn failing roads to gravel"
06-16-09, 06:29 AM
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"Rural Mich. counties turn failing roads to gravel"
Rural Mich. counties turn failing roads to gravel"
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Some Michigan counties have turned a few once-paved rural roads back to gravel to save money.
More than 20 of the state's 83 counties have reverted deteriorating paved roads to gravel in the last few years, according to the County Road Association of Michigan. The counties are struggling with their budgets because tax revenues have declined in the lingering recession.
Montcalm County converted nearly 10 miles of primary road to gravel this spring.
The county estimates it takes about $10,000 to grind up a mile of pavement and put down gravel. It takes more than $100,000 to repave a mile of road.
Reverting to gravel has happened in a few other states but it is most typical in Michigan. At least 50 miles have been reverted in the state in the past three years.
http://www.wwmt.com/articles/r....html
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Some Michigan counties have turned a few once-paved rural roads back to gravel to save money.
More than 20 of the state's 83 counties have reverted deteriorating paved roads to gravel in the last few years, according to the County Road Association of Michigan. The counties are struggling with their budgets because tax revenues have declined in the lingering recession.
Montcalm County converted nearly 10 miles of primary road to gravel this spring.
The county estimates it takes about $10,000 to grind up a mile of pavement and put down gravel. It takes more than $100,000 to repave a mile of road.
Reverting to gravel has happened in a few other states but it is most typical in Michigan. At least 50 miles have been reverted in the state in the past three years.
06-16-09, 08:44 PM
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in Detroit they are also going to start bull dozing entire city blocks and return it to farm land.
City just doesn't have the money to support the sprawl. Better to just divide the city up into mini communities and service those.
You can buy homes for $300 in Detroit these days :O
City just doesn't have the money to support the sprawl. Better to just divide the city up into mini communities and service those.
You can buy homes for $300 in Detroit these days :O
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