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W.Va. highway system ranked 30th in nation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s highway system is ranked 30th in the nation in a study of performance and cost-effectiveness.
The Reason Foundation’s 19th Annual Highway Report looked at 11 indicators, including congestion, pavement condition, costs per mile, deficient bridges and fatalities.
West Virginia ranked 49th in the percentage of major rural roads with narrow lanes, 47th in fatality rates and 46th in deficient or functionally obsolete bridges.
The state received high marks in several other categories. West Virginia ranked first in state highway agency miles, and second in maintenance disbursements and total disbursements.
The Los Angeles-based foundation released the study Thursday.
