A new report from a national transportation research group finds Connecticut motorists are losing $5.1 billion annually due to congestion-related delays, higher vehicle operating costs and traffic crashes.TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, finds 33 percent of major local and state-maintained urban roads in Connecticut are in poor condition. More than a third of bridges are structurally deficient.
Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff says the report comes at a crucial time, as federal transportation legislation is set to expire on Dec. 4. He says the report should be seen by Congress as a "call to action" from Connecticut.
Rocky Moretti, the group's director of research and policy, says Connecticut's pavement conditions rank below the national average, while congestion is similar to other states.
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