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Department of Transportation: More Shortfalls

There had been recent suggestions that maybe the DOT was not really out of funds, but now on 6/29 The Georgia Department of Transportation issued a new press release indicating that in fact their funding shortfall of 7.7 billion has gotten worse, not better:

"By now many of you have already heard that the Georgia DOT is facing a $7.7 billion transportation funding shortfall over the next six years. But that is only part of the story. Georgia faced a $444.7 million road maintenance, safety and improvement funding shortfall in FY 2007.

Today, 63% of Georgia’s roads are rated as excellent or good. Only 37% of our roads are rated fair, poor or bad. If we continue on this path, in just six years, roadway conditions will be completely reversed! By 2013, 84% of our roads will be rated fair poor or bad."

There is more on a Georgia Department of Transportation website created for this general subject area: Click Here