[TCats]

That and actually perform work that lasts longer than a couple of years. I've lived or traveled extensively in almost every State and Michigan has the worst maintenance program I've ever seen. The repairs are simply expensive cosmetics and seldom last more than a couple of years despite the complete replacement of an affected roadway and base.

I've always attributed it to lousy contractors using shoddy methods and materials while at the same time giving generous contributions (Or worse) to select officials.

[tired1]

In the Ukraine I asked a maintenance contractor why the repairs were so lousy. He replied that if his crew did a good job there wouldn't be any funds the next year.

Sounds lodical.

[Paladin2]

MI allows trucks to weigh up 160,000#, 2x that of the other states.

Though those heavier trucks are required to have more axles/tires to keep the unit loading equal, the dynamics still end up with more truck road damage. Along with a winter in the South that has many days with a freeze thaw cycle daily (and more freeze/thaw cycles caused by using salt), the roads get severely pounded.

[Vigilanteman]

Let me guess: Michigan is like PennDOT on steroids?

The standing joke around here is that all PennDOT has to do to cut costs is have four people working and eight standing around instead of the current ratio of ten lookers/sign holders/supervisors to two workers.