Will they ever repave my street? Maybe! Check out this week’s resurfacing list
As someone who occasionally drinks too much on Thursday evenings, I’ve come to rely on the Philadelphia Streets Department’s Friday morning release of next week’s street repaving schedule, not unlike how I rely on two ibuprofen, a greasy breakfast and strong coffee: It gets me going in the morning.
For this reason alone, I would lament autumn’s inevitable return and the appurtenant end of resurfacing season. Thankfully, we have many weeks of warm weather left, each promising a new list of streets destined for restoration.
As this Streetsplainer describes, to repave a street, it must first be milled, meaning the top layers of asphalt will be stripped off, and after a few weeks the milled street will be repaved. Following paving the surface will be striped with traffic lanes. Some streets can take up to 5 weeks to be resurfaced; so far this year, according to Deputy Commissioner of Transportation Mike Carroll, the wait has been about 8 days. During street reconstruction curb ramps will be upgraded and installed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In his budget proposal, Mayor Jim Kenney requested $23.8 million to resurface 55 miles of streets across the city. Last year’s budget of $20.4 million paid for around 85 miles of street resurfacing. As of 2014, 900 miles of Philadelphia’s 2,575 miles of city-maintained streets were on the Streets Department’s paving backlog.
STREETS SCHEDULE TO BEGIN REPAVING THE WEEK OF MAY 16TH
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Berwyn St
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Clark St
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Berwyn Pl
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Conwell Ave
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Wistaria St
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Haldeman Ave
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Conwell Ave
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Montour St
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Wistaria St
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Conwell Ave
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Dungan Rd
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Montour St
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Conwell Ave
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Wingtip Rd
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Dungan Rd
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Conwell Ave
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President St
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Wingtip Rd
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Conwell Ave
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E Roosevelt Blvd
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President St
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Cowden St
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Grant Ave
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Murray St
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Cowden St
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Murray St
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Fulmer St
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Cowden St
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Fulmer St
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Lott Ave
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Dana Ave
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Edison Ave
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Whitney St
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Ferndale St
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Waring St
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Hendrix St
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Forest Hills Ave
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Erwin St
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Napier St
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Forest Hills Ave
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Napier St
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Overhill Ave
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Gifford Ave
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Foster St
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Tomlinson Rd
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Gifford Ave
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Jeanes St
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Foster St
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Gifford Ave
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Bustleton Ave
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Jeanes St
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Greiner Rd
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Rennard St
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Hendrix St
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Heather St
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Parlin St
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Lawler St
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Hendrix St
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Lockart Rd
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Audubon Ave
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Hendrix St
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Audubon Ave
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Halstead St
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Hendrix St
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Halstead St
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Jeanes St
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Hendrix St
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Jeanes St
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Ferndale St
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Hendrix St
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Ferndale St
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Gifford Ave
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Hendrix St
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Gifford Ave
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Banes St
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Hendrix St
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Banes St
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Bustleton Ave
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Hilspach St
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Wingtip Rd
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Sandy Rd
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Hilspach St
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President St
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Wingtip Rd
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Hoff St
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Grant Ave
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Kohl St
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Hoff St
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Kohl St
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Murray St
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Hoff St
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Lott Ave
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Bowler St
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Kohl St
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Dungan Rd
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Hoff St
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Larkspur St
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Ferndale St
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Gifford Ave
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Larkspur St
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Gifford Ave
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Bustleton Ave
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Lindenhurst St
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Depue Ave
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Bustleton Ave
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Lockart Rd
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Rennard St
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Regina St
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Lockart Rd
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Regina St
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Lockart Pl
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Lockart Rd
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Lockart Pl
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Hendrix St
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Parlin St
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Halstead St
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Parlin Pl
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Parlin St
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Parlin Pl
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Parlin Ter
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Parlin St
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Parlin Ter
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Avon St
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Parlin St
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Avon St
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Jeanes St
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Parlin St
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Heather St
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Jeanes St
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Rennard St
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Ferndale St
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Depue Ave
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Rennard St
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Depue Ave
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Heather St
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Rennard St
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Heather St
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Gifford Ave
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Rennard St
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Gifford Ave
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Gifford Ave
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Rennard St
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Gifford Ave
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Banes St
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Rennard St
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Banes St
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Bustleton Ave
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Somerton Ave
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Depue Ave
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Bustleton Ave
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Tomlinson Rd
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Philmont Pl
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Rennard St
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Tomlinson Rd
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Lockart Rd
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Philmont Pl
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Tomlinson Rd
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Philmont Ter
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Lockart Rd
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Tomlinson Rd
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Greiner Rd
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Philmont Ter
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Tomlinson Rd
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Tomlinson Ct
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Greiner Rd
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Tomlinson Rd
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Tomlinson Plz
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Tomlinson Ct
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Tomlinson Rd
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Kevin Ct
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Tomlinson Plz
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Tomlinson Rd
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Tomlinson Pl
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Kevin Ct
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Tomlinson Rd
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Jeanes St
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Tomlinson Pl
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Tomlinson Rd
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Ferndale St
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Jeanes St
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Tomlinson Rd
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Gifford Ave
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Ferndale St
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Tomlinson Rd
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Bustleton Ave
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Gifford Ave
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Trevose Rd
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Edison Ave
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Whitney St
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Trevose Rd
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Whitney St
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Southampton Rd
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Whitney St
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Dana Ave
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Trevose Rd
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Wistaria St
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Grant Ave
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Murray St
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For more information about Streets Department repaving projects, visit their website here. For PennDOT’s interactive map of active construction projects, go here.
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