TRIP, The Road Information Program, held a reception in Washington, DC to recognize 50 years of providing facts on the conditions of America’s roads and bridges. Here is an example of a TRIP look at one state: Michigan
Lansing, MI – The level of future investment in Michigan’s roads, highways and bridges will have a significant impact on the quality of life of the state’s residents and the state’s future economic growth and competitiveness. According to a new report released today by TRIP, a Washington, DC based national transportation research nonprofit, making transportation improvements can provide the state with a transportation network that is safer, more reliable and better maintained. Conversely, inadequate investment in Michigan’s transportation system could lead to increased delays and congestion, declining road and bridge conditions, and reduced highway safety.
The TRIP report, “Where Are We Going?: Michigan’s Current & Future Pavement and Bridge Conditions, Safety, and Congestion and Reliability Levels and the Impact on Michigan Households, Based on Investment Levels over the Next Decade,” evaluates the current condition and performance of Michigan’s roads, highways and bridges. Based on three possible investment scenarios, TRIP projects the conditions and performance of the state’s transportation system over the next decade, the future impact and financial burden on Michigan households, and the impact on the state’s economic competitiveness and quality of life.
Based largely on data provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), TRIP has analyzed data on the current and projected future condition and performance of Michigan’s roads, highways and bridges over the next decade based on three possible funding scenarios. The data provided by MDOT incorporates the impact of additional funds as a result of the passage of the five-year federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law in November 2021, which will provide Michigan with $9 billion in road, highway and bridge funding from 2022 to 2026, resulting in a 33 percent increase in federal funding in 2022. These funding scenarios range from current levels of funding to a level of funding adequate to make substantial improvements in roadway conditions, bridge conditions, highway safety and traffic congestion levels.