Yes, lack of funding plus poor planning. In my town it seems that every time a road is newly paved, 2 months later they're tearing it up to do some utility work

Yes, lack of funding plus poor planning. In my town it seems that every time a road is newly paved, 2 months later they're tearing it up to do some utility work, then after a single winter season it's back to how it was with potholes everywhere.