Report: Poor Road Conditions Costing New York Drivers

November 19th, 2018

On Wednesday, national transportation group TRIP released a report which finds that roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost New York drivers $24.8 billion per year – as much as $2,768 per driver – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays.

The group reports that throughout the state, nearly half of major locally and state-maintained roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 10 percent of locally and state-maintained bridges are in poor condition.

Read regional reports for the Capital Region, Binghamton, Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York-Newark-Jersey City, Mid-Hudson, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica areas.

This report is yet another reminder of how important infrastructure is to the state’s economy.  Maintaining the state’s roads and bridges may not be as sexy as building new buildings and bridges, but if Albany fails to do so, the cost for New Yorkers will be too much to bear.