According to a new report by the Reason Foundation, Texas moved up four spots to 13th in the nation, when it comes to state highway performance and cost-effectiveness.
The study ranks each state's Interstate highways and state-controlled roads in 11 categories, including costs per mile, congestion, pavement condition, deficient bridges and fatalities.
National performance improved greatly in 2008, the most recent year with complete data available.
North Carolina edged Texas for the largest state road system.
Texas ranked 35th in fatalities, 17th in deficient or functionally obsolete bridges, 19th in urban Interstate condition and 37th in urban Interstate congestion.
Texas' complete results:
Overall Rank in 2008 13
Overall Rank in 2007 17
Overall Rank in 2006 12
Overall Rank in 2005 15
Overall Rank in 2000 8
Performance by Category in 2008 Rank
State-Controlled Highway Miles 2
State Highway Agency Miles 21
Total Disbursements 36
Capital and Bridge Disbursements 31
Maintenance Disbursements 18
Administrative Disbursements 16
Rural Interstate Condition 23
Rural Other Principal Arterial Condition 16
Urban Interstate Condition 19
Urban Interstate Congestion 37
Deficient or Functionally Obsolete Bridges 17
Fatality Rates 35
Narrow Rural Lanes 32
Full Report Online
The full Annual Highway Report with detailed state-by-state analysis is online here:
http://reason.org/news/show/19th-annual-highway-report
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