District 3, Birmingham’s lower southeastern district, has nearly 20 resurfacing projects scheduled for completion this year.

The city’s $15 million street resurfacing budget for 2023 will go towards roads that were chosen in 2017 as part of a five-year resurfacing plan laid out by previous Birmingham Mayor William Bell as the Lede previously reported.

James Fowler, director of the Birmingham Department of Transportation (BDOT), added that workers go out to these selected areas to reassess their resurfacing needs before they begin roadwork.

As the 2017 plan wraps up, Fowler said BDOT is working to launch a newer half million-dollar pavement management plan that was announced in this year’s budget under current mayor Randall Woodfin.

He said the new plan will involve hiring a consultant to assess all of the city’s roads and use analytics to prioritize which streets need to be paved most.