Indiana’s road conditions
As of 2008, 59% of Indiana’s state-owned major roads were in “good” condition, meaning they were smooth and without potholes. 41% of Indiana’s roads had fallen out of good condition, meaning they will now be increasingly expensive to repair and maintain.
Indiana’s highway spending priorities
Between 2004 and 2008, Indiana spent 45% of its highway capital expenditures on road expansion – $544 million each year on average – and 33% on repair and maintenance of existing roads – $406 million. That 45% of spending went to expand Indiana’s road network by 143 lane-miles.
Indiana would need to spend $650 million annually for the next twenty years to get the current backlog of poor-condition major roads into a state of good repair and maintain all state-owned roads in good condition. Shifting more funds toward repair would go a long way toward addressing the state’s maintenance needs.
Indiana’s road condition goals
Indiana uses the International Roughness Index to measure pavement condition and aims to have less than 10% of state-owned roads in “poor” condition annually.
For more information about Indiana’s pavement management program, including the source and methodology for the above information, see the appendices of Repair Priorities.
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Smart Transportation Indiana: Save Money and Growth the Economy
This Smart Growth America report provides more extensive analysis of Indiana’s transportation spending priorities and recommendations for how state leaders can make the most of Indiana’s transportation funds.
