Daily News | Why does street paving in Philly take so long?
The Streets Department works at 6th and Washington Streets, in Philadelphia, Thursday, August 3, 2023.on Aug 5, 2023, 5:21 a.m. ET
The Streets Department begins its annual roadwork around late March and continues through November. The process per block is broken into four major steps that should run for three to five weeks., The Inquirer’s forum for questions about the city and region, why on earth it takes so long.“I know it’s not apples to apples, but the recent rebuilding of I-95 showed what can be done from an infrastructure perspective when government puts its mind to it,” he said.
Take South Philly and a stretch of scattered blocks south of Washington Avenue between Sixth and 10th Streets., the stretch from the 1100 to 1200 blocks of South Sixth Street, the 1100 to 1300 blocks of East Passyunk Avenue, and the 1100 to 1500 blocks of South 10th Street were slated for paving the week of July 17 but weren’t. “No Parking” warnings set for July 17-21 were posted on the Sixth Street blocks. The trucks, however, didn’t show up until Wednesday of this week.
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