State Representative Dan Winslow released a video where he blasts the poor condition of Massachusetts roads and proposes that road construction specifications be updated for local roads to last 20 years or longer between repaving. "I hate potholes," said Winslow, " and we don't need to have as many on our roads as we do. It's embarrassing that the quality of highways increases as soon as you hit the border with most of our neighboring states. Taxpayers pay good money and rightly expect good roads and they're not getting value for their dollar."
In the video which is posted on Winslow's campaign website, the Norfolk Republican calls for transportation infrastructure that is worthy of the tax dollars we're already spending in Massachusetts. "Massachusetts is home to some of the best minds in materials science in the world, yet we use road specifications more suited to the 1950's than the 21st century. Simply by changing the specifications for road construction in Massachusetts to equal or exceed the best spe! cifications of other cold weather states, we can significantly improve our roads. And, because labor is the most expensive part of any road project, we'll be getting more bang for our buck when roads last longer."
"Some people have expressed a concern to me that we'll lose construction jobs if our roads last longer. That's nonsense. If by the grace of God we managed to repave every road in Massachusetts before the next 20 years, we can redo the sidewalks," said Winslow. "There's plenty of work to do and plenty of good construction jobs that are needed to do it."
Winslow plans to file budget amendments to next year's state budget to require that state spending for roads only be spent on roads that last 20 years or longer using updated construction specifications and best practices for materials.
In the video which is posted on Winslow's campaign website, the Norfolk Republican calls for transportation infrastructure that is worthy of the tax dollars we're already spending in Massachusetts. "Massachusetts is home to some of the best minds in materials science in the world, yet we use road specifications more suited to the 1950's than the 21st century. Simply by changing the specifications for road construction in Massachusetts to equal or exceed the best spe! cifications of other cold weather states, we can significantly improve our roads. And, because labor is the most expensive part of any road project, we'll be getting more bang for our buck when roads last longer."
"Some people have expressed a concern to me that we'll lose construction jobs if our roads last longer. That's nonsense. If by the grace of God we managed to repave every road in Massachusetts before the next 20 years, we can redo the sidewalks," said Winslow. "There's plenty of work to do and plenty of good construction jobs that are needed to do it."
Winslow plans to file budget amendments to next year's state budget to require that state spending for roads only be spent on roads that last 20 years or longer using updated construction specifications and best practices for materials.
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