摘要: |
A high percentage of money is spent on roads with higher traffic volumes. A commonly quoted statistic from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is that while only 19% of Americans live in rural areas, 68% of the nation's total lane miles are located in rural areas. What's worth noting is that 43% of highway fatalities occur on rural roads. While some of the federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law may be allotted for rural road maintenance, transportation agencies need to take deliberate action to make the best use of the funds. Here are five ways that can improve rural road maintenance practices at the state, county, and local level. |