{"id":186106,"date":"2026-05-07T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/186106\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:44:02","slug":"city-of-erie-announces-multi-million-dollar-summer-paving-plan-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/186106\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Erie announces multi-million dollar summer paving plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The City of Erie is moving forward with its summer paving plan to smooth out city streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jason Sayers, the city\u2019s public works director, said the city is spending $2.5 million on this year\u2019s summer street paving plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/nearby-stations-hit-4-99-a-gallon-as-gas-continues-to-rise\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nearby stations hit $4.99 a gallon as gas continues to rise;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nearby stations hit $4.99 a gallon as gas continues to rise&quot;}\"> Nearby stations hit $4.99 a gallon as gas continues to rise <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said they\u2019re paving about 8 to 10 miles of road, split between Erie\u2019s east and west side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To figure out which streets to repair, they\u2019re using a mixture of technology, public input and in-person surveying to map out their plan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWith the Erie winters we have and the freeze-thaw cycle, you have to keep up with this every year, so every year we at least try to put out $2 million dollars, sometimes upwards of $3 million, depending on our funding and some of the different programs we have going on each particular summer,\u201d said Sayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sayers said they\u2019ll be paving until the fall, and asks drivers to obey road closures and no parking signs if they see them out working. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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