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Gazette opinion: How to lower Montana’s bill for bad roads

Montana is paying big bucks for bad roads. The tab is around $794 million a year, according to a study commissioned by the Montana Infrastructure Coalition.

The infrastructure coalition is composed of Montana government, business and economic development groups. TRIP, a national transportation research group, used data from the Montana Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration to estimate costs of additional wear and tear on vehicles, crashes resulting from unsafe roads and fuel wasted in congested traffic areas. The totals are eye-popping:

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