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You're really on the attack, huh. That report puts North Carolina right in the middle on road conditions, with just 6% in poor shape. I've driven from the Chero
by dangrossman 4y ago
You're really on the attack, huh. That report puts North Carolina right in the middle on road conditions, with just 6% in poor shape. I've driven from the Cherokee reservations on the western border to the islands off the east coast without running into any bad roads. They were much worse when I lived in Pennsylvania, since Pennsylvania has actual winters to tear up the asphalt.
- FollowingTheDao 4y agoI’m having a debate with you, since when is having a debate with someone being “on the attack”? Out of the 50 states it ranks 39th. That’s not good. https://infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/north-carolina/ https://infrastructurereportcard.org/state-item/north-caroli... 18,407 bridges, 9.3% of which were structurally deficient in 2019 14% of roads are in poor condition. Each motorist pays $500 per year in costs due to driving on roads in need of repair https://www.wral.com/report-bad-roads-cost-nc-drivers-billions-each-year/19494497/?version=amp https://www.wral.com/report-bad-roads-cost-nc-drivers-billio... Washington, D.C.-based transportation nonprofit TRIP says deteriorating, congested and unsafe roads across North Carolina cost the state’s drivers a total of $10.3 billion annually. In the Raleigh and Durham areas, it works out to $1,442 per driver each year. The NC Chamber Foundation is calling for the state to phase out the gas tax and replace it with other sources of revenue. It advocates for a mileage-based user fee, adjustments to the highway use tax and dedicating part of the statewide sales tax to transportation projects to help make up the difference.