URBAN AMERICA'S ROUGH ROADS COSTING DRIVERS $400 A YEAR

SAN JOSE, LOS ANGELES, HONOLULU, CONCORD (CA), SAN FRANCISCO – OAKLAND, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK CITY, SAN DIEGO, INDIO-PALM SPRINGS AND BALTIMORE LEAD NATION IN POOR ROAD CONDITIONS
By TRIP A national transportation research group

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 22, 2010 – Twenty-four percent of the nation’s major metropolitan roads – interstates, freeways and other critical local routes – have pavements in poor condition, resulting in rough rides and costing the average urban motorist $402 annually in additional vehicle operating costs, according to a new report released today by TRIP, a national transportation research group.