
A recent report found Wisconsin’s roadways ranked 26th in overall road cost-effectiveness and condition.
According to the annual highway report from the Reason Foundation, the state jumped seven spots in the rankings which cover road and bridge safety, pavement quality, and cost-effectiveness.
Among the individual categories ranked, Wisconsin finished seventh in rural fatalities and 10th in urban and other fatalities.
The state’s worst category was urban arterial pavement condition, where it ranked 44th in the country.


Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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