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Winston-Salem Journal – Winston-Salem, NC
JAN 6, 2015
The latest statistics show some challenges for North Carolina’s transportation infrastructure. More than 60 percent of the urban interstate roads in the state are considered to be congested, and 30 percent of the state’s bridges are reported to be deficient. Both of these rates are higher than the national averages.
Part of the reason is that North Carolina is a growing state; indeed, we are adding people at a rate faster than the rest of the nation. Also, the most rapid population growth is in the already highly populated metropolitan areas of the state. When more people are packed into the same space, roads get more congested and suffer more wear and tear.
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