Tag: poor road conditions

Roadbuilding

TRIP report: Deteriorated urban roads cost motorists up to $1,025 a year

In its latest road condition report, The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) says deteriorated roads in large and mid-sized urban areas in the U.S. are costing motorists up to $1,025 in vehicle operating costs (VOC). “With state and local governments struggling to fund needed road repairs and with federal surface transportation funding falling short of the […]

November 9, 2016

Roadbuilding

Mississippi DOT takes lawmakers out to see deteriorating road and bridge conditions

In an effort to help lawmakers better understand why funding is needed to repair Mississippi’s roads and bridges, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) took a group of them out to several trouble spots duing the summer of 2016, wtok.com reports. “If we continue to operate under the same level of funding that we’re operating at today, then what you see […]

October 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Potholes cost drivers more than $700 annually in five cities with roughest roads

In the five cities with the roughest roads, potholes and other poor road conditions cost drivers more than $700 each year, our sister site, Aggregates Manager, reports. The information comes from The Road Information Program’s (TRIP) annual report, “Bumpy Roads Ahead: America’s Roughest Rides and Strategies to Make our Roads Smoother.” The report notes the […]

November 18, 2013