Band-aid highway bill will have to do

In his morning editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune comments:

A year ago, Idaho lawmakers were locking horns about how to prop up the state’s deteriorating highway and bridge network. Every year, the state was falling $262 million behind on maintenance - plus another $280 million short of what Idaho required to keep up with demands for more capacity and safety. It had been almost 20 years since former Gov. Phil Batt got a fuel tax passed. Since then, inflation had eaten away at its purchasing power. With more fuel-efficient vehicles, consumers were buying less gas. But Idaho’s lawmakers seemed incapable of doing anything about it. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s most recent effort in 2009 got nowhere in a Legislature dominated by his own Republican Party. So last year, the state Senate proposed $127 million in new fees and taxes.

Question: Do you think North Idaho roads are adequate?