On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:05:11 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

our interstate highway system is
crumbling

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That's a major exaggeration. Some parts are certainly better than
others but most of it is in very good shape. We just completed a
3,000+ mile road trip on some of the most most heavily traveled
interstates on the east coast. Traffic and construction delays are
far more of an issue than road quality.

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On Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:05:11 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

our interstate highway system is
crumbling

===

That's a major exaggeration. Some parts are certainly better than
others but most of it is in very good shape. We just completed a
3,000+ mile road trip on some of the most most heavily traveled
interstates on the east coast. Traffic and construction delays are
far more of an issue than road quality.

And the construction issues are there because the infrastructure is old
and to some extent "crumbling". There are a huge amount of problems from
old technology and old infrastructure being re-purposed for high demand
loading and frequency that it wasn't designed for. Bridges with non-
coated steel reinforcing where salt is used to de-ice the roads is but
one thing that needs repair to the tune of many years and many dollars.