UMass Transportation Professor Reviews Recent Roadway Performance Report

A new report says Massachusetts has among the worst state roads and bridges when you look at the amount of tax money spent on them. But not everyone agrees with the methodology of the Libertarian think tank that published it.

UMass Amherst transportation engineer Eric Gonzales says focusing on cost per mile of road is unfair.

“The way these rankings look like they’re working out is they’re favoring large states that have a lot of road miles,” said Gonzales, “and are penalizing small states that have a lot of traffic and a lot of use concentrated on a relatively small network.”

If you took into consideration how many people travel, and all the goods that are transported, Gonzales expects Massachusetts — and most New England states — would rank much higher.

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