Lubbock is trying to stretch street repair money as far as it will go by scanning streets with special technology. The City Council will consider a $324,000 contract with Roadway Asset Services for LiDAR (light detection and ranging) technology. But which streets or roads? David Bragg, director of public works, said just eyeballing isn’t reliable. “It’s LiDAR equipment. And it’s able to really read into the type of damage that’s done in the road…
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