Report: States Should Prioritize Repair Over New Roads

States could spend less overall on transportation if they spent more allocated dollars repairing existing roads

States could spend less overall on transportation if they spent more allocated dollars repairing existing roads, a report released Wednesday said. 

"Repair priorities: Transportation spending strategies to save taxpayer dollars and improve roads," says that states currently spend 43% of their total transportation money on repair, compared with 57% on new projects. The report was sponsored by Washington, D.C.-based Smart Growth America and Taxpayers for Common Sense. It points out that new construction only accounts for 1% of state transportation projects.

(More on state road repair priorities . . . )

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