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Highway spending increased by 90% in 2021. This is one of many reasons why car traffic is growing faster than population growth.

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[–] finitebanjo 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

TBF US highways are undermaintained and a collapse could endanger lives.

I'd rather have a railway expansion but we still gotta maintain whats been built.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's unsustainable. Your expectation for maintenance will not be met.

[–] finitebanjo 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Expanding it is unsustainable. Maintaining major roads is not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That is premised on the notion that the expansion that has happened until the present is sustainable.

[–] finitebanjo 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is moreso premised on the notion that highways and concrete passes/bridges have been recieving far insufficient maintenance for many years at a time.

I am not saying "replace every old road" I am just saying "keep important roads usable."

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Do you know what "triage" is?