States Make the Case for Building Essential Transportation Capacity
April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The American Association of State Highway and Transportation issued the following news release:
* Workers with a 30-minute commute lose nearly three full work days a year sitting in traffic. In large cities like Los Angeles, delays exceed 60 hours a year.
* In the past decade, Texas added more than 3.8 million people.
* Kansas estimates it will take $1 billion to unstop the bottlenecks choking Interstate travel.
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* Workers with a 30-minute commute lose nearly three full work days a year sitting in traffic. In large cities like Los Angeles, delays exceed 60 hours a year.
* In the past decade, Texas added more than 3.8 million people.
* Kansas estimates it will take $1 billion to unstop the bottlenecks choking Interstate travel.
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