No Cash For Concrete Streets? Elmhurst Says Why

ELMHURST, IL – An Elmhurst alderman recently asked why the city zeroed out money for concrete street resurfacing for two years.

Most of Elmhurst's concrete residential streets are on the city's northeast side, north of Interstate 290.

That area is represented by Ward 3 Alderman Michael Bram, who made the inquiry at a City Council meeting earlier this month.

In a memo this week, City Manager Jim Grabowski said concrete streets have a much longer life cycle than asphalt ones.

Because of that, the lack of money for such streets would have little to no impact on their structural integrity, Grabowski said.

Under a long-term plan, he said, the city will spend about $540,000 a year on concrete streets. All such residential streets should be resurfaced by 2032, he said.