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New Report Details Deteriorating State of Nation’s Rural Roads and Bridges, Rural Fatality Rate Three Times Above Average

The nation’s rural roads and bridges are rapidly deteriorating, causing the fatality rate along back roads to triple the national average for highway fatalities, according to a new report on rural road conditions. The report’s findings prompted members of the business, construction and transportation communities to call for passage of long-delayed federal legislation to fund road repairs and bridge maintenance. Click for the full press release. This news was covered by , , , , , and the .  In addition, Â鶹ÊÓƵ chapters were quoted in the following TRIP report stories: , , , , , and the .