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Another thought, if roads last 20 years then need to be rebuilt, and we have 400 miles of roads, then each year we should be replacing 20 miles of them. At a cost of 1 million per mile, should we have 20 million budgeted per year? That sounds high, but according to the information in this article, those are the numbers. Even if that assumption is only HALF right, that still leaves it as a 10 million per year expense. I wonder what the budgeted averages are per community per mile per year? That being said, most communities seem to scrimp in this area and try to stretch the roads as long as possible and certainly I would bet that no RI community spends the ideal amount, especially in these past few tight budget cycles.

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