Roads Fix Must Put Real Dent in Repair Backlog
California is home to some of the nation’s most deteriorated streets, highways and bridges, with four of the five cities with the worst road conditions in the United States and 55 percent of local bridges requiring rehabilitation or replacement. This disrepair is costing California motorists the most – nearly $762 annually per driver on average, and even more in some areas.
Without adequate funding to maintain the current system, one-quarter of all California’s local streets and roads will be in failed condition in just nine years, and the unfunded backlog would grow by another $21 billion.
Fortunately, Gov. Jerry Brown convened a special session so that the Legislature can address our chronically neglected transportation infrastructure.