Report: California continues to spend a lot of money on poor quality roads

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North Carolina and Virginia continue to be top performers, ranking first and fourth on this year 's report.

The report ranks state highway systems across a range of metrics, including capital and maintenance spending, rural and urban pavement quality, traffic congestion, bridge quality, and safety.

It also shows congestion falling generally, driven by a larger decrease in morning traffic congestion.

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External references

https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/2024-12/2023%20National%20Transit%20Summaries%20and%20Trends_1.2.pdf https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/11/22/spending-on-infrastructure-has-fallen-in-real-terms-in-america https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop24027/fhwahop24027.pdf https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act/funding.cfm#:~:text=The%20Infrastructure%20Investment%20and%20Jobs%20Act%20%28IIJA%29%20%28Public,States%20based%20on%20formulas%20specified%20in%20Federal%20law.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act https://reason.org/highway-report/28th-annual-highway-report/

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www.transit.dot.gov www.economist.com ops.fhwa.dot.gov www.fhwa.dot.gov en.wikipedia.org reason.org

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