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The Cost of Poor Roads

The life cycle of any road in
Arkansas is directly tied to the ability
of the state, county, or city to main- Northwest Arkansas Little Rock
tain and periodically upgrade that $677/year $711/year
road. Twenty-six percent of local and
state-maintained roads in Arkansas
have pavement in poor condition and Central Arkansas
26 percent are in mediocre condition. $644/year
Pavement damage by traffic, mois-
ture, and climate needs to be repaired
quickly before they require major, and
more expensive repairs. Every dollar
of repair work delayed costs between
$4 and $5 later. The average motorist
in Arkansas cities is paying hundreds
of dollars more per year by driving on
deteriorated roads.
Fort Smith
$623/year Hot Springs
$760/year

Lack of infrastructure funding
also leads to congestion. When we
don’t spend money to maintain and
build roads for citizens, drivers around West Memphis
the state pay. Sitting in traffic cost 48 hours/year
Arkansans $780 million annually in
lost time and wasted fuel.

Central Arkansas
40 hours/year

Pine Bluff
11 hours/year

Source: Arkansas Good Roads Foundation ATR

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