{"id":202376,"date":"2021-03-15T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-is-how-much-americas-damaged-roads-are-costing-you\/"},"modified":"2021-03-15T11:05:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T08:05:00","slug":"this-is-how-much-americas-damaged-roads-are-costing-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-is-how-much-americas-damaged-roads-are-costing-you\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  This is how much America\u2019s damaged roads are costing you"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39e43d46f0d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39e43d46f0d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-is-how-much-americas-damaged-roads-are-costing-you\/#The_underfunded_roadway_system_faces_a_backlog_of_786_billion_in_repairs\" >The underfunded roadway system faces a backlog of $786 billion in repairs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-6' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-6'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-is-how-much-americas-damaged-roads-are-costing-you\/#Nearly_half_of_all_roads_are_in_poor_condition\" >Nearly half of all roads are in poor condition<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-is-how-much-americas-damaged-roads-are-costing-you\/#Sean_Tucker\" >Sean Tucker<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  This is how much America\u2019s damaged roads are costing you<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_underfunded_roadway_system_faces_a_backlog_of_786_billion_in_repairs\"><\/span>\n  The underfunded roadway system faces a backlog of $786 billion in repairs<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000196175\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       The good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>: the American Society of Civil Engineers gives America\u2019s infrastructure a passing grade for the first time in over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p> The bad news: not the roads. They\u2019re still a complete failure. Just driving on them is costing you money it shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Every four years, the society meets to grade America\u2019s infrastructure. The 2021 result is in, and it\u2019s a C-. But the improvement doesn\u2019t help drivers. It\u2019s the B- for ports that lifts us into passing territory.<\/p>\n<h6><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nearly_half_of_all_roads_are_in_poor_condition\"><\/span><strong>Nearly half of all roads are in poor condition<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>As for the roads we drive on, ASCE says 43% are in poor condition. \u201cAs the backlog of rehabilitation needs grows, motorists pay over $1,000 every year in wasted time and fuel,\u201d the society writes. The number of vehicle miles <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed on roads in poor condition is now 17%, up from 15% a decade earlier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. has been underfunding its roadway system for years, resulting in a $786 billion backlog\u201d of badly needed road and bridge repairs,\u201d ASCE says. But in 2017, \u201cfederal, state, and local governments spent $177 billion on roads and bridges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong> Prepare to spend more on gas this year<\/p>\n<p>The increase in severe weather events is also taking its toll, ASCE notes, \u201cdamaging key roadways that serve as community lifelines, while simultaneously increasing maintenance needs, interrupting the normal operation of the nation\u2019s roads, creating delays, and negatively impacting the economy. Rising temperatures are estimated to add <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately $19 billion to pavement costs each year by 2040.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also see:<\/strong> This is now the average price of a new car<\/p>\n<p>The society has several proposals for improving the situation. One is to raise federal motor fuel taxes annually by 5 cents a gallon over five years to fund needed repairs. It also recommends developing and using more resilient materials in road construction. The roads of the future, ASCE points out, will need to accommodate severe weather events as well as \u201caccount for connected and autonomous vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally ran on\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kbb.com\/car-news\/the-terrible-state-of-american-roads-costs-you-1000-a-year\/\" class=\"icon none\"><em>KBB.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Sean Tucker\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sean_Tucker\"><\/span>Sean Tucker<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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