McNamara's View: Investing in our infrastructure a critical Rockford task
One of the most critical responsibilities of any municipality is investing in and maintaining its infrastructure. In a city the size of Rockford, that means 518 miles of local roads, 216 miles of arterial and collector streets, 82 miles of alleys, 260 traffic signals, 131 bridges and box culverts, 12,399 street lights, three dams, 799 miles of sidewalk, 33,216 street signs and 34,557 inlets and sewer covers. That’s just a few of the highlights of our infrastructure, and residents and visitors may not always realize the amount of complicated work that goes into their maintenance. Each year c...
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