New York Times: Many Failing Roads, Little Repair Money

From New York Times:

...The shoddy conditions are partly due to the sheer volume of traffic in the country’s most densely populated region. But urban planners and infrastructure experts say the deterioration of the area’s roads is also the result of shortsighted policy decisions by state government officials who have often been more eager to build new highways than repair existing streets or alleviate traffic by improving mass transit, and who have repeatedly tapped transportation funds for other projects.  Drivers may finally notice some relief this year as states use federal economic stimulus money to pay for billions of dollars in road improvements.