Three years of record road construction throughout Missouri have brought 78 percent of the state’s major roads up to good condition, according to new figures released by the Missouri Department of Transportation.
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That’s a sizable jump from three years ago when only 46 percent were in good condition.
Conditions of major roads in the Northwest area, including I-29, I-229 and I-35 and Routes 71, 36, 59 and 136, have increased from 54.1% in good condition in 2004 to 79.9% in good condition in 2007.
Major roads include the interstates and heavily traveled U.S. routes such as 63, 60 and 36.
More than 100 million miles a day are driven on the 5,573 miles of major roads in Missouri. They carry 80 percent of all traffic, and 95 percent of Missourians live within 10 miles of one of these roads.
MoDOT’s Smooth Roads Initiative, which improved 2,200 miles of the state’s busiest highways in 2005 and 2006, accounts for much of the improved road conditions. Constitutional Amendment 3, passed by voters in November 2004, funded that initiative.