Roads: Are They Worth The Hype?

In 2022 federal, state, and local governments spent $127. 9 billion on highway construction, nearly twice the amount that went toward maintaining public roadssome 43 percent of which were rated. Two categories, rail and energy, received lower grades. It is in the highway lobbys interest to propagate.

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Roads and highways that are experiencing or are likely to experience the impacts of climate changesuch as flooding and erosionshould be redesigned to mitigate or eliminate these risks. Repairs and replacements come with the challenges of traffic disruption, neighborhood inconvenience and high costs. In addition, concrete sustainability has become a critical goal for federal, state and local agencies as they work to reduce energy consumption and lengthen infrastructure lifespan. From interstates to main streets, our roads need to become more advanced but also safer, more resilient, and more sustainable.

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But because their owners dont buy gas theyre starving states of tax money to fix potholes and build roads gas taxes raised 41% of transportation revenue in fiscal year 2016, compared with.

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