Maintenance Disbursements Per Mile — 23rd Annual Highway Report

Maintenance Disbursements Per State-Controlled Mile
2017 Annual Highway Report

Maintenance disbursements are the costs to perform routine upkeep, such as filling in potholes and repaving roads. Maintenance disbursements comprise about 15.7% of total disbursements, totaling $22.81 billion in 2015, about 7.6% more than in 2013 ($21.19 billion), the last time this assessment was completed.

On a per-mile basis, maintenance disbursements averaged about $28,020 per state, up 7.8% from $25,996 in 2013 (Table 8, Maintenance Disbursements per State-Controlled Mile, 2015). This increase continues a generally upward trend over the last decade. Since 2006 per-mile maintenance disbursements have increased about 34%, relative to a 46% increase in total disbursements and an 18% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The lowest per-mile maintenance disbursement was $2,692 in Alabama, the highest was $208,736 per mile in New Jersey.

Maintenance Disbursements Per State-Controlled Mile"