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Most of the time the roads are built with grants from the state or federal government.
by dantheman 5y ago
Most of the time the roads are built with grants from the state or federal government.
- yellowbeard 5y agoOr by developers
- acdha 5y agoThis is also a problem if they don’t have good oversight: the developers often cut corners or build something which will look good when they’re selling units but costs more to maintain.
- ashtonkem 5y agoThe issue isn’t that the developers cut corners though. The best designed roads just aren’t going to last long enough to change the math. It’s also not the developers job to consider the long term maintenance and tax implications of these developments. That’s the responsibility of the city itself through plan approval and zoning.
- Retric 5y agoI was assuming based on the age of the town they where continuously paying for roads, grants make this much easier. If they didn’t have to pay for the roads to begin with they have 30 years to set aside money for the replacement. Even minimal interest would drastically reduce their out of pocket costs. Grants turn this into a question of bad fiscal management, which is definitely an issue but says little about how much infrastructure they have.