New Study: Motorists Spend More than $800 Million in Car Repairs

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI)- A new study shows the condition of Mississippi’s roads and highways are becoming more of a problem.

According to the Federal Highway Administration 51 percent of Mississippi’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition.

21 percent of the state’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.

Each year, motorists spend more than 800-million in extra vehicle repair costs.

Nationwide, 65 percent of the roads in the U.S. are rated in less than good condition.

The study also claims over the last six years, Congress has passed 33 short-term measures rather than funding transportation for the long term.

Experts say The only way to prepare our transportation system for the next generation is to stop this cycle of short-term measures and pass a long-term transportation bill.