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Roadbuilding

Report highlights top 100 Texas highway improvements needed

In a new report, The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) has identified the top 100 highway improvements needed in Texas for continual economic growth and improvement of quality of life for residents. The report, “Texas’ Most Critical Highway Projects to Support Economic Growth and Quality of Life,” points out the direct correlation of the building, expanding modernization […]

April 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

More than 1/3 of New York roads and bridges are in poor and deficient condition

The Road Improvement Program’s “Conditions and Safety of New York’s Roads and Bridges” report shows that 37 percent of the state’s major locally and state-maintained urban roads and highways are in poor condition, and 39 percent of the locally and state-maintained bridges show “significant deterioration” and do not meet “current design standards.” In addition to road […]

March 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Report identifies areas of improvement for Utah’s roads and bridges

Despite getting a B+ grade from the American Society of Civil Engineers for the condition of its roads and bridges, Utah still needs improvements to prevent economic growth from being stifled, according to a report from The Road Improvement Program. In its report, “Utah’s Most Critical Surface Transportation Projects to Support Economic Growth and Quality of […]

March 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

The top 10 transportation challenges facing New Mexico

New Mexico’s roads, highways, and bridges are plagued by needed improvements to critical routes including inadequate capacity, deficient bridges, pavement deterioration, and inadequate safety features, according to a new report from The Road Improvement Program. In its report “New Mexico’s Top 25 Transportation Challenges and the Improvements Needed to Address Them,” TRIP identifies the state’s top 25 transportation challenges and […]

February 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia drivers pay extra $8 billion annually due to deficient roads TRIP report finds

Deficient roads in Georgia costs the state’s motorists nearly $8 billion in additional vehicle operating costs and expenses related to safety and congestion, according to a report by The Road Improvement Program. TRIP held a dual press conference in Atlanta and Columbus in announcing its “Georgia Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility” […]

February 19, 2015

Roadbuilding

Deficient roads and bridges cost Iowa drivers an extra $2 billion each year

Twenty-seven percent of Iowa’s major urban roads and highways are in poor condition, and 21 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient, according to a report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). On Wednesday TRIP released “Iowa’s Top Transportation Challenges: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility” at a press conference at the Iowa State […]

February 19, 2015