“Fix the roads” is a comment City leaders hear a lot
from residents.
But did you know that
since 2012, 21.5 miles
of Jackson streets have
been resurfaced and road
spending has increased
152.7 percent?
Improving Jackson’s infrastructure is an ongoing
priority for the City.
A new section of the City
website, Paving Jackson,
is designed to keep residents informed on those
efforts, with breakdowns of
road construction projects
over the past 20 years and
upcoming improvements.
Jackson uses City Street,
Water and Sewer funds,
which come from tax revenue, to pay for infrastructure projects.
Special assessments,
along with state and federal funds, are also used for
project costs.
Looking at the City’s
contributions to street construction, a total of $105
million in City funds have
gone toward dozens of
projects over the past nine
years.
More construction projects are on the horizon as
the City ramps up efforts to
replace lead service lines.
Line replacements will
also bring extensive street,
sidewalk, and curb repairs.
Once construction projects are planned for 2022,
they will be listed on the
Paving Jackson section of
the website.
It can be found under the
“Our Services” tab of the
City website or by searching cityofjackson.org/pavingjackson.