[EagleUSA]

So what is new? California has been suffering from "road inadequacies" for the many decades I have lived in the state. The state is ALWAYS ten years behind the demand.

What is the news here??

[EagleUSA]

And yes, Mac has a good point. This does smack of another quid pro quo by our socialist leaders. Of course, the state CAN AFFORD to put out over $10 BILLION PER YEAR FOR ILLEGAL ALIEN WELFARE but it cannot build roads without DOUBLE TAXING the public...freakin' socialists.

[NathanR]

Before 1978 California consistently had the best roads in the country. Somewhere around that time everything changed. Some people say it was because of Prop 13, but the real reason, was that Gov "Moonbeam" did not like cars or freeways and starved CALTRANS.

Some years ago Orange County got tired of all the bad roads and passed Prop. M. That raised the sales tax here in Orange County, the proceeds to be spent on roads (and stupid stuff like buses and toll roads.) However our freeways are being maintained and widened.