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Idaho Rural Roads 2nd Worst

TRIP, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that supports road and bridge construction, issued a report Thursday saying Idaho has the second highest percentage of major rural pavements in poor condition, behind Vermont. The Idaho Associated General Contractors were included in a TRIP news release, quoting Executive Director Mark Dunham. “The TRIP report is yet another in a long series of studies from various sources that illustrates Idaho’s consistent need to beef up our transportation funding,” said Dunham. “On the heels of Governor Otter’s 2010 Task Force on Modernizing Transportation Funding, this report is another sobering reminder that Idaho’s economic health and recovery, as well as the safety of our citizens, are at significant risk if we continue to short change our transportation infrastructure”/Dan Popkey, Statesman. More here. (SR file photo, of Idaho road construction, for illustrative purposes)

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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