Rough Roads
“It’s the journey, not the destination.” Not if you’re driving in the U.S. Lately, driving on
America’s crumbling roads can be a bumpy, costly and dangerous ride. A 2010 report from U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Groups) found that 45 percent, or 150,000 miles, of interstate highways need repair and more than 70,000 bridges are decaying. The American Society of Civil Engineers' 2009 infrastructure study gave America’s roads a “D-”grade. The states with the worst roads were Alaska, Rhode Island and New Jersey.
