County Commission | The Magazine March 2019 | Page 12

FROM THE COVER
ALABAMA’S
67 COUNTIES
COUNTY ROAD &
BRIDGE SYSTEM
SYSTEM UPKEEP
14,929
COUNTIES MAINTAINS
60,527
8,661
ROAD MILES -
44,788 OF WHICH
ARE PAVED
AND
BRIDGES -
3,915 OF WHICH
ARE 50+ YEARS-OLD
MILES
866.1
Should be resurfaced every 5 years
UNDER A
RECOMMENDED
15-YEAR cycle
Should be replaced every 5 years
BRIDGES UNDER A
RECOMMENDED
50-YEAR cycle
ANNUAL UPKEEP COST / $$$ NEEDED
$597,368,422.42
$493M ROAD RESURFACING (15-YEAR CYCLE) / $105M BRIDGE REPLACEMENT (50-YEAR CYCLE)
THE COST OF DOING NOTHING?
NEED VS. REALITY
14,929
$597M
3,693
ROAD MILES RESURFACED
EVERY 5 YEARS
12 | MARCH 2019
$
$
$
$ $362M
$
$
$
$
$
$
ANNUAL
FUNDING
866.1
166
BRIDGES REPLACED
EVERY 5 YEARS