It's time for the city to spend millions of dollars to upgrade the equipment it uses to paint lines and other markers on roads, according to a staff report. The city currently has one truck to paint 5,500 kilometres of road and 6,500 intersections every year, the report adds. Jeff Leiper, vice-chair of the transportation committee, said he was surprised the city only has one vehicle to paint lines. The report also suggested the city purchase an $80,000 pavement marking dryer to allow road painting to continue in wet weather. In 2017, city road crews lost 25 of 70 work shifts due to rain events, the report noted.

Source: CBC News April 25, 2019 11:26 UTC