In its latest “conditions and performance” report on highways and transit systems, the Dept. of Transportation says total capital spending rose sharply over the years of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. But it will take even more through 2022 to maintain conditions.
The report, posted on the Federal Highway Administration’s Website, www.fhwa.dot.gov/poli cy/2004cpr, is DOT’s most recent. The data only runs through 2002.