The cost would be a lot lower given sufficient advance planning to stop digging it up and patching it so often. Different parts of local government often don't

The cost would be a lot lower given sufficient advance planning to stop digging it up and patching it so often. Different parts of local government often don't coordinate enough with each other, so a brand new road gets put in, and then dug up and patched 1-2 months later. Asphalt is easier and thus cheaper to patch, and the result looks...well, as bad as asphalt always does, rather than the obvious patch spots/lines on concrete. Ideally, put in concrete roads that include conduits.