NEW YORK STATE MOTORISTS LOSE $38 BILLION PER YEAR DRIVING ON ROADS THAT ARE ROUGH, CONGESTED & LACK SOME DESIRABLE SAFETY FEATURES – UP TO $3,492 PER DRIVER
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost New York State motorists a total of $38 billion statewide annually – as much as $3,492 per driver in some urban areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. A lack of adequate investment in transportation and increasing inflation in construction costs could hamper New York’s ability to make needed improvements to its transportation network, according to a new report released today by TRIP, a Washington, DC based national transportation research nonprofit. Read more here.