Annual Highway Report.. see where your state is ranked..

November 20, 2021

North Dakota, Virginia, Missouri, Kentucky, and North Carolina have the most cost-effective highway systems, according to the Annual Highway Report published today by Reason Foundation. New Jersey, Rhode Island, Alaska, Hawaii, and New York have the worst combination of highway performance and cost-effectiveness, the study finds.

The Annual Highway Report measures the condition and cost-effectiveness of state-controlled highways in 13 categories, including urban and rural pavement condition, deficient bridges, traffic fatalities, spending per mile, and administrative costs per mile of highway.

A number of states with large populations and busy highways performed well in the overall rankings, including Virginia (2nd overall), Missouri (3rd), North Carolina (5th), Georgia (14th), and Texas (16th).

Nationally, the study finds America’s highway system is incrementally improving in almost every category. However, a 10-year average indicates the nation’s highway system problems are concentrated in the bottom 10 states and, despite spending more and more money, these worst-performing states are finding it difficult to improve.

For the record.. Florida is ranked 41st..Compared to nearby states, Florida’s overall highway performance is worse than Georgia (ranks 14th overall), South Carolina (ranks 23rd), and Alabama (ranks 28th). Florida also ranks behind other comparable states, like Texas (ranks 16th) and Pennsylvania (ranks 39th), but ahead of California (45th) and New York (46th).

November 20, 2021

1 minute ago, r2d2 said:

North Dakota, Virginia, Missouri, Kentucky, and North Carolina have the most cost-effective highway systems, according to the Annual Highway Report published today by Reason Foundation. New Jersey, Rhode Island, Alaska, Hawaii, and New York have the worst combination of highway performance and cost-effectiveness, the study finds.

The Annual Highway Report measures the condition and cost-effectiveness of state-controlled highways in 13 categories, including urban and rural pavement condition, deficient bridges, traffic fatalities, spending per mile, and administrative costs per mile of highway.

A number of states with large populations and busy highways performed well in the overall rankings, including Virginia (2nd overall), Missouri (3rd), North Carolina (5th), Georgia (14th), and Texas (16th).

Nationally, the study finds America’s highway system is incrementally improving in almost every category. However, a 10-year average indicates the nation’s highway system problems are concentrated in the bottom 10 states and, despite spending more and more money, these worst-performing states are finding it difficult to improve.

For the record.. Florida is ranked 41st..Compared to nearby states, Florida’s overall highway performance is worse than Georgia (ranks 14th overall), South Carolina (ranks 23rd), and Alabama (ranks 28th). Florida also ranks behind other comparable states, like Texas (ranks 16th) and Pennsylvania (ranks 39th), but ahead of California (45th) and New York (46th).