Maryland
Maryland voters who said they would feel more positive toward their governor if he favored a transportation plan that repaired and maintained roads and bridges (74%) versus building new roads and bridges (37%). 83% of Maryland voters believe spending on road repair and maintenance produces good value and 71% believe expanding transit would do the same, versus just 42% who believe spending on road expansion creates good value. More than 95% of all voters in Maryland say maintenance and repair should be a “top” or “high” priority for state transportation funding in 2011.
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Minnesota
Minnesota’s Accountability web site shows that the state has not met its own standards for pavement quality since 2002, and does not plan to meet them. And the current Statewide 20-year Highway Investment Plan expects to triple the number of state highway miles with pavement in poor condition, from about 600 miles today to more
than 1,600 miles by 2018.
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Rhode Island
If it continues on its current path, Rhode Island’s transportation system is on track to become highly expensive, uncompetitive, and unsafe. Rhode Island has invested heavily in transportation, but declining revenues and escalating debt service will reduce the state’s ability to maintain its facilities in a state of good repair.
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