LANSING – A national trucking publication has ranked Michigan’s roads the second worst in the nation.
Michigan finished behind Pennsylvania for the distinction of having the roads ranked worst in the nation by Overdrive Magazine. New York state and California tied for third worst.
On the other end of the rankings, the magazine ranked Florida as having the best roads in the nation, followed by Texas and Tennessee.
The rankings were based on an annual survey conducted by the magazine of truck owner-operators.
Advocates of raising revenues – especially the gasoline and diesel taxes – to fund road repair in Michigan seized on the survey.
“The quality of our roads remains low because our state government’s commitment to our roads remains low,” said Mike Nystrom, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association and co-chair of the Michigan Transportation Team, in a statement. “Until the Legislature steps up and provides adequate funding to repair our crumbling infrastructure, national groups and publications will keep sending the same message to businesses and job creators across America – stay off Michigan’s roads.”
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