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Roadbuilding

TRIP report: Road and bridge conditions cost Maine motorists $1 billion a year

Deficient and congested roadways and bridges are costing Maine motorists $1 billion per year due to higher vehicle operating costs (VOC), traffic crashes and congestion delays according to the latest report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). In the report, TRIP says 26 percent of major urban locally and state-maintained roads are in poor condition, 58 […]

November 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP report: Expanding Pennsylvania’s Mon-Fayette Expressway, MLK Jr. Busway would boost local economy

In its latest report, The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) concludes the proposed extensions of the Mon-Fayette Expressway and the Martin Luther King Jr. Busway near Pittsburgh would be a key driver of improved economic development and job growth to the area. “The completion of the expressway and busway has the potential to transform the economy […]

August 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Traffic, deteriorating roads costs California drivers $53.6 billion per year

California motorists are hit with $53.6 billion per year in additional costs due to congested roads and deteriorating road conditions, according to a recent report by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). “The TRIP report confirms what everyone in California knows: the transportation system in this state is in bad shape,” says Will Kempton, executive director of […]

August 18, 2016

Roadbuilding

At 60, U.S. Interstate Highway System is showing its age

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) says the U.S. Interstate Highway System is showing its age as it turns 60 this month, suffering from high levels of congestion and too little funding to make repairs and updates. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 on June 29 that year. The Federal Highway […]

June 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP report finds Maryland roads and bridges improving, but congestion lingers

The latest state report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) shows conditions of Maryland’s state-maintained roads have improved over the past four years, mirrored by a decrease in the number of structurally deficient bridges. This is due mostly to the state’s Transportation Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013. That funding measure, TRIP says, increased the annual […]

May 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Poor road and bridge conditions cost Wisconsin drivers $6 billion annually

Motorists in Wisconsin are hit with $6 billion in additional costs due to poor bridge and road conditions, according to a recent report by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). The report shows 42 percent of major locally and state-maintained roads are in poor to mediocre condition, with 39 percent in fair condition. Fifty-six percent of the […]

May 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Oklahoma drivers hit with $5 billion tab each year related to road conditions, congestion and safety issue

The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) latest report on Oklahoma shows bridge and road conditions, along with congestion, are costing drivers in the state an average of $2,200 a year, or $4.9 billion in total. TRIP’s “Oklahoma Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, Smooth and Efficient Mobility,” indicates that 28 percent of the state’s […]

April 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP: Traffic, road conditions cost Mississippi drivers $2.25 billion a year

Congested roadways and poor road and bridge conditions are costing Mississippi drivers $2.25 billion, as high as $1,879 each in some areas, according to the latest report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). TRIP’s “Mississippi Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” shows motorists in the state are incurring […]

April 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP report identifies Alabama’s 50 most needed transportation improvements

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) has identified the top 50 most needed transportation improvements in Alabama in its most recent report, indicating that poor road and bridge conditions “threaten to stifle economic growth and development” in the state. In the report, TRIP says these projects include expanding highways, bridges and building new structures. Sixteen percent of […]

February 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

New Mexico TRIP report finds poor road and bridge conditions cost motorists $1.9 billion a year

A quarter of New Mexico’s major locally and state-maintained roads are in poor condition and 16 percent of the bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, conditions that are costing motorists there $1.9 billion in vehicle operation costs, safety-related repairs and costs related to congestion, according to The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) recent report. […]

February 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP report shows 38% of major NY roads in poor condition; costing drivers $24.9 billion a year

Thirty-eight percent of New York’s major urban roads are in poor condition, which is one contributing factor that is costing the state’s drivers a collective $24.9 billion per year in increased vehicle operating costs, delays and collisions, according to a recent report by The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). The group indicates in its report 42 […]

January 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

TRIP’s Tennessee report finds 11 percent of urban roads in poor condition, cost state’s drivers $5.6 billion per year

The Road Improvement Program’s (TRIP) recent condition report on Tennessee’s roads and bridges finds 11 percent of the state’s urban roads are in poor condition, while 14 percent of the bridges are functionally obsolete. In the report, TRIP says this translates to $5.6 billion to state motorists each year in additional vehicle operating costs, traffic […]

January 21, 2016