By Shelley Kofler, KERA News
Dallas, TX –
Texas is spending less than the national average on its state roads and conditions are worsening. That's among the conclusions released in a nationwide survey.
The non-profit Reason Foundation ranks state highway systems in eleven categories.
Its survey found that since 2000 Texas has slipped from 8th to 17th in quality of roads for the amount of money spent
Texas ranks among states with the worst urban interstate congestion but is rated high for good rural roads.
Texas overhead expenses remain low. We have the 11th lowest per mile cost among states.
Link to the referenced report: reason.org/news/show/18th-annual-highway-report