What's next for St. Paul's worst streets

Potholes
Potholes.
Jeffrey Thompson / MPR News 2011

Workers have finished repaving many of St. Paul's 20 worst stretches of road, but it could take more than a year to complete the rest.

Several of the high-traffic streets identified by the city, including stretches of Fairview Avenue, Lafayette Road and 11th Street, have been completely repaved. Work is also complete on parts of main thoroughfares like Cretin and Hamline avenues.

Roads highlighted in green have been fixed, roads marked in blue have been partially fixed, and roads marked in red have yet to be addressed:

St. Paul has relied on state funding to repave its major roads for decades. But that money often fell short of city needs, leading residents to complain about the city's response to potholes and aging streets.

Mayor Chris Coleman called out the "Terrible 20" streets in March and estimated it would cost the city more than $70 million to rebuild them. He's proposed a hike in spending on major roads in the city's 2015 budget.

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Some of the "Terrible 20," including stretches of Summit Avenue and Wheelock Parkway, still need to be repaved. Coleman's 2015 budget proposal calls for the remaining roads to be resurfaced, repaved or redesigned by the end of next year.

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