Originally posted in the Leader-Telegram, by Joe Knight. Study: More gas tax dollars are being funneled into expanding highways in Milwaukee, Madison while rural roads deteriorate. When Eau Claire residents fill their gas tanks, they have an expectation that a good portion of the per-gallon gas tax they pay goes toward maintaining local roads.
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Originally posted on Kenosha News – Our View. Potholes in the streets of Kenosha are a local problem, but they aren’t a unique local problem. Local roads all over the state are in bad shape, according to a study by the organization 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin.
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A large part of the $850 million state officials want to spend on widening Interstate 94 could instead go to many southeastern Wisconsin roads that are in urgent need of repair, according to a new study. An analysis of Wisconsin Department of Transportation data by a pair of transportation advocacy groups finds that about 2,500 miles of local roads throughout the region are in a “failed, very poor, or poor” condition. The analysis, released Thursday, concludes that one in three southeastern Wisconsin roads are in urgent need of surface repairs.
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