Again? Report ranks New Jersey highways last overall in US
Reason Foundation's 26th
Annual Highway Report ranked New Jersey last
overall, including last in four other categories.
The report examines every state's
pavement and bridge conditions, congestion delays, traffic fatalities,
administrative costs, spending per mile, and more.
Reason ranked the state last overall
in 2020′s report too. The state also finished last in total disbursements per mile, capital and bridge disbursements per mile, maintenance disbursements per mile, and urbanized area congestion.
Compared to other states, New
Jersey’s biggest downfall was the high cost of maintenance, construction and
big projects.
The report did say the state is
better than 46 other states for traffic fatalities. It also leads the nation
for fewest fatalities on rural roads. The state was also ranked first for the
condition of rural interstate highway pavement.