Shocking evidence presented to the Michigan State Transportation Commission recently shows that road repair costs are exploding by as much as $3 billion per year because of lack of even basic road maintenance and repairs. According to the Michigan Asset Management Council, it would have cost $3.7 billion to make necessary road and infrastructure repairs in 2004. But, by ignoring these much-needed repairs, that number has exploded to over $6.6 billion in 2007 — a cost increase of $1 billion per year.
