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Wow, our roads really suck.
May 26, 2005 |
Missouri roads are usually rated as among the worst in the country, but here in KC we go above and beyond. Despite several recent bonds for infrastructure improvements, KC’s roads are now the absolute worst in the country. 71% of the roads are in poor condition, 14% medicore, 7% fair, 9% good. Those numbers are for the entire metro area, not just the Missouri side or the inner city. More info here and here.
The poor condition of the roads here costs the average drive an estra $689 a year in vehicle maintenance. Think about that next time you vote against raising the gas tax a few cents to fix more roads.
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I think the real question is what the fuck did they do with all the money originally budgeted for the roads? Why do we suddenly need new taxes to fix this? I mean this didn’t exactly jump up out of nowhere and bite city hall in the ass now did it? Road money constantly gets funneled off to other projects and we end up with moon craters every 100 yards on every city street except the boulevards which somehow alyaws seem to be getting repaved or new curbs/sidewalks and lights. I drive on Ward Parkway every day and they are ALWAYS working on it… The latest project is new stop lights. All this while 75th street is barley driveable between state line and 71 highway.
I agree! The roads are terrible. It’s not like they were fine a year or two ago and all the sudden became bad. Why keep giving out more tax money when the roads haven’t been getting fixed anyway? I have lived in KCMO until last August. Those streets will swallow a car whole! Now I live in Independence, and they take much better care of the streets.
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