Report: Georgia Highway System #12
Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013
Georgia’s state highway system is ranked 12th in the nation in overall highway performance and efficiency in the latest Annual Highway Report by Reason Foundation, a slight decline from the previous two reports, where it ranked 9th.
Georgia ranks 1st in urban interstate pavement condition, 17th in deficient bridges, 23rd in rural interstate condition, 24th in fatality rate, and 35th in urban interstate congestion.
It is the 10th largest highway system in the nation, with 18,283 miles under state highway control. Georgia spends slightly more than the per-mile national average (28 percent more), but the system has been a top 10 performer nine times since 2000.
A particular strength for Georgia, it seems, is its ability to maintain the conditions of its highways with maintenance costs per mile that are 54 percent lower than the national average.
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Georgia |
State Data |
State Rank |
Ratio to U.S. Data |
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2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
|
Capital-Bridge Disbursements per Mile |
112,239 |
140,429 |
114,901 |
37 |
39 |
34 |
1.46 |
1.82 |
1.44 |
|
Maintenance Disbursements per Mile |
11,353 |
12,126 |
11,670 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
0.48 |
0.53 |
0.46 |
|
Administrative Disbursements per Mile |
14,036 |
12,572 |
23,426 |
36 |
27 |
41 |
1.45 |
0.95 |
2.06 |
|
Total Disbursement per Mile |
152,176 |
201,911 |
185,575 |
32 |
37 |
34 |
1.14 |
1.39 |
1.28 |
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Rural Interstate Percent Poor Condition |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.14 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.09 |
|
Rural Other Principal Arterial Percent Poor |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Urban Interstate Percent Poor |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Urban Interstate Percent Congested |
61.86 |
46.01 |
46.84 |
42 |
31 |
35 |
1.22 |
0.95 |
1.00 |
|
Rural Arterial Percent Narrow Lanes |
3.40 |
3.26 |
3.58 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
0.33 |
0.32 |
0.37 |
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Percent of Deficient Bridges |
20.02 |
18.92 |
17.69 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
0.79 |
0.78 |
0.80 |
|
Fatality Rate |
1.46 |
1.37 |
1.18 |
31 |
31 |
24 |
1.08 |
1.09 |
1.03 |
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Overall Performance |
0.68 |
0.67 |
0.73 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
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