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A STATE IN NEED

A STATE IN NEED. Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association. 28,700. Miles of state and local roads in poor condition Miles of unpaved road Number of counties that have pulverized roads Structurally deficient/functionally obsolete state and local bridges

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A STATE IN NEED

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  1. A STATE IN NEED Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association

  2. 28,700 Miles of state and local roads in poor condition Miles of unpaved road Number of counties that have pulverized roads Structurally deficient/functionally obsolete state and local bridges Average additional annual vehicle operating costs due to bad roads in MI 40,395 38 SNAPSHOT of Michigan’s Transportation Network 3,052 $370

  3. Current Lansing Area Bridge -- Deteriorated Support Beam Trucker Survey -- 3rd worst in nation (Overdrive Magazine) 8th worst road system based on overall performance. 4th worst rural interstate conditions. 8th worst in urban interstate conditions. *Source: TF2 Report Michigan’s Infrastructure is Crumbling

  4. Michigan Asset Management Council Annual Report • In 2004, 11,499 federal aid lane miles were rated as poor. By 2009, that number increased to 18,411. • The cost of returning a poor road to good condition is 4-5 times greater than the cost of returning a fair road to good condition. • “Allowing this trend to continue will have significant financial and economic consequences.”

  5. 9 Out of Top 10 Counties with Worst Roads are in Rural Areas Are Urban Counties Getting their Fair Share? More than 3 out of every 5 accidents occur on rural roads “In averaging the 10 counties with the highest fatality rates, it becomes apparent that they are all rural in nature.” DRIVE MI Analysis of Traffic Accidents in Michigan

  6. U.S. Census data says that Michigan rates 48th in per capita spending on highways -- 25 percent below the national average. • The MTA study concludes that the state has ranked at the bottom in infrastructure spending for over a decade. • --Michigan Townships Association, • October 2010 Michigan’s System is Collapsing Because of Decades of Neglect

  7. As gas prices and fuel efficiency increase… $ $4.00/gallon 2001/02 -- $939 million 2007/08 -- $830 million Gas tax revenues decline.

  8. Why Getting Only Fed Match is Poor Goal Must increase spending 35% to maintain 2007 spending levels (w full match)

  9. Full Federal Match

  10. How Much Money Do We Need? Assume $1 Billion of New Money $342M MDOT $342M Counties $190M Cities $2M Delta $35M Oakland $21M Macomb $6M St. Clair $12M Genesee $34M Wayne Will this amount fix your local county’s road system?

  11. The Financial Needs Are Massive TF2: Double Investment $3 Billion/Year Needed MITA Goal: $1.5 Billion Increase in Annual State Investment

  12. $3 Gallon Pump Price 19 Cents State Gas Tax 18.4 Cents Fed. Gas Tax 18 Cents State Sales Tax * 55 Cents/Gallon in Taxes $2.45 Actual Fuel Price *Approximate Value

  13. 2011 PSC Study (Soon to be Released)Sales Tax on Gas All Sales Tax -- First 4 Percent $4.2 Billion Prop A 2 Percent $1.9 Billion Sales Tax on Fuel Purchases: $718 million (2009) Legislature can exempt certain items from sales tax, including gas purchases How do you make existing sales tax recipients whole?

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