States wasting billions on new highways, rather than fixing old ones

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

State use of federal infrastructure dollars to prioritize highway expansions over repairs could waste billions of dollars and worsen the impacts of climate change, a new report has found.

The report, published on Thursday by the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups (U.S. PIRG), urged state lawmakers to reexamine proposed highway expansion projects — while taking into account the evolving transportation needs of the American public.

“Every time we spend money on infrastructure, we have an opportunity to re-envision the future,” Matt Casale, director of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund’s environment campaigns, said in a statement.

“We should not invest in highway boondoggles that will exacerbate our pollution and global warming problems,” Casale continued. “The projects that we choose to invest in should be ones that are going to make American lives better.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/states-wasting-billions-on-new-highways-rather-than-fixing-old-ones-report/ar-AA11AwLO

[TheRealNorth]

1. Red Staters diverting highway funds....

To fatten the wallets of rural construction companies/contractors? Wouldn't surprise me.

[jimfields33]

2. I actually think cutting 30 minutes off a trip by using a new road

is beneficial to the environment. Why keep an old road that clogs up with cars at a stop. Obviously this person doesn’t understand relief of traffic and making shorter trips.