American infrastructure has been crumbling for decades.
I’d see it as a mix of just shitty decaying infrastructure. Combined with heavier vehicles. Especially in the form of EVs.
It doesn’t help the budgets for Roads are usually the first things slashed. So Politicians can fund whatever retarded pet project. Plus a stranglehold of Construction Unions and deliberate choices to use cheaper and worse alternatives to ensure a steady supply of work for the local construction contractors and Unions.
In Ohio we pay........... wait for it........... a gas tax to supposedly maintain our roads. From what we can see it all goes directly into DeWine's pockets. Just think of the drop in revenue if we ALL went EV!! LOL
Similar situation in CA where I used to live: by LAW, the gas tax money had to be used for the roads. That was changed decades ago and now the roads are -- shocker -- not as well maintained.
American infrastructure has been crumbling for decades.
I’d see it as a mix of just shitty decaying infrastructure. Combined with heavier vehicles. Especially in the form of EVs.
It doesn’t help the budgets for Roads are usually the first things slashed. So Politicians can fund whatever retarded pet project. Plus a stranglehold of Construction Unions and deliberate choices to use cheaper and worse alternatives to ensure a steady supply of work for the local construction contractors and Unions.
In Ohio we pay........... wait for it........... a gas tax to supposedly maintain our roads. From what we can see it all goes directly into DeWine's pockets. Just think of the drop in revenue if we ALL went EV!! LOL
They're already talking about taxing by odometer to cover loss of fuel tax revenues
Similar situation in CA where I used to live: by LAW, the gas tax money had to be used for the roads. That was changed decades ago and now the roads are -- shocker -- not as well maintained.
All of the blue states take that gas tax money and spend it on everything but highway maintenance.
They use it to subsidize bike lanes, railroads, walking paths, airports, etc.
Pretty much everything but what the money was intended to pay for.
That is why all state highway agencies changed to 'transportation' depts. That way they can spend money on anything and everything.
But, but we paid for “shovel ready jobs” and “build back better. How can this be?