Monday, March 25, 2013
"Only 5.2% of Highway Funds Used to Build New Roads
Seems like something is wrong here.
Maybe the wrong priorities, maybe mismanagement, or maybe it's just government at work...
Maybe the wrong priorities, maybe mismanagement, or maybe it's just government at work...
At CNSnews.com, Patrick Burke begins his posted article with this:
"Approximately 5.2 percent of funds obligated to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) during fiscal years 2009-2011 actually went to the construction of new highways.
An additional two and a half percent of that funding went to new construction of bridges, according to a Jan. 16 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) entitled “Highway Trust Fund Obligations, Fiscal Years 2009 to 2011.”"