Reason Foundation
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South Dakota Ranks 14th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
South Dakota’s best rankings are in total disbursements per mile, capital and bridge disbursements per mile and maintenance disbursements per mile.
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Michigan Ranks 30th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Michigan’s best rankings are in rural fatality rate, rural arterial pavement condition and administrative disbursements per mile.
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Nebraska Ranks 15th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Nebraska’s best rankings are in administrative disbursements per mile, urban fatality rate and urban area congestion.
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Nevada Ranks 27th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Nevada’s best rankings are in structurally deficient bridges, urban arterial pavement condition and rural Interstate pavement condition.
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Arkansas Ranks 32nd in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Arkansas’ best rankings are administrative disbursements per mile, total disbursements per mile and maintenance disbursements per mile.
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Urban Interstate Pavement Condition
The pavement condition of the urban Interstate system worsened from 2015 to 2016, increasing from 5.02 percent in poor condition to 5.18 percent.
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Rural Arterial Pavement Condition
The condition of major rural arterials worsened slightly from 2015 to 2016, by about 0.01 percentage points.
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Capital and Bridge Disbursements Per Mile
Capital and bridge disbursements for state-owned roads equal 51.6 percent of total disbursements, totaling $71.75 billion in 2016, about 4.4 percent less than was spent in 2015.
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Kentucky Ranks 5th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Kentucky’s best rankings are in administrative disbursements per mile, urban arterial pavement condition and rural arterial pavement condition.
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Texas Ranks 23rd in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Texas’ best rankings are structurally deficient bridges, rural arterial pavement condition and rural Interstate pavement condition.
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Overall Highway Fatality Rate
In 2016, 37,434 fatalities were reported, more than the 35,069 fatalities reported in 2015.
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Maine Ranks 4th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Maine’s best rankings are in rural Interstate pavement condition, rural arterial pavement condition and urbanized area congestion.
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Hawaii Ranks 47th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Hawaii’s best rankings are structurally deficient bridges, urbanized area congestion and overall fatality rate.
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New York Ranks 45th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
New York’s best rankings are in overall fatality rate, urban fatality rate and rural arterial pavement condition.
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Wisconsin Ranks 38th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Wisconsin’s best rankings are urban fatality rate, overall fatality rate and rural fatality rate.
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Connecticut Ranks 44th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Connecticut’s best rankings are rural fatality rate, overall fatality rate and urban Interstate pavement condition.
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Ohio Ranks 18th in the Nation in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness
Ohio’s best rankings are in rural fatality rate, overall fatality rate and urban fatality rate.