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Stephanie Wiechmann
With a $25 million bond. Jeff Robinson says the city could pave 82 lane miles in three years. In road paving, lane miles include both sides of each street, so that's 41 miles when looked at on a map. The roads included in Robinson's plan are those with the highest traffic counts.

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Jeff Robinson
You want to focus on the roads that everyone uses, that everyone sees. It makes just total sense.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Current Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour’s paving plan has relied on an independent study from 2017 listing each city street condition on a ten point scale. According to Robinson's plan, $20 million will be put to roads and $5 million for sidewalks like repair and ADA compliance. He stresses that while the city will have to borrow the money, it won't need new or additional taxes to pay for it.

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Jeff Robinson
The annual bond payment is approximately $1.9 million over 20 years. It'll be paid for using a primary pledge of EDIT, along with a combination of future local road and street revenue and wheel tax distributions.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Muncie has used local, state and federal money to pave roads, but some state and federal grants require local matching funds, and the city has had to wait to schedule those projects. In 2021, Muncie announced it would pave McGalliard and Tillotson avenues with federal grant money, but that work isn't slated to begin until 2026. In Muncie. Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.