Where does all that gas tax money GO? And they want to increase it and several states want to start charging by the mile driven to increase the top level officials retirement income. I smell skunks in the wood pile.
By the time the funds trickle down to the actual workers who are tasked with trying to keep things patched and paved there isn't enough to accomplish the monumental task of keeping infastructor in good condition.
Last time I was back east on I-90 there were pot holes the size of garbage cans on the interstate.