Dirt/gravel roads still require maintenance, though. From the article, it almost sounded like he was saying that they would just stop doing anything to those ro

Dirt/gravel roads still require maintenance, though. From the article, it almost sounded like he was saying that they would just stop doing anything to those roads. For example, I've come across dirt roads with potholes deep enough that you really needed a vehicle with a raised under-carriage (e.g. pickup, SUV, etc) to not risk damaging your car while driving it. This wasn't way out in the boonies anywhere either. It was only a couple of miles past the DSL service area, and at an intersection that had a subdivision that was just built on one corner[1]. [1] This was probably a decade ago. I'm pretty sure that area has broadband, etc nowadays.