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Pew: Most states aren’t on track to keep roads and bridges in a ‘state of good repair’; Vermont faces growing shortfall
Summary
A Pew Charitable Trusts analysis told the House Transportation Committee that 24 states reported a combined $86.3 billion 10‑year funding gap for roads and bridges; Vermont’s 2022 TAMP projects an annual shortfall that could reach about $75 million by 2032 under baseline assumptions.
The House Transportation Committee heard a briefing April 15 from the Pew Charitable Trusts outlining national shortfalls in road and bridge maintenance and how states are planning for them. “Most states don't expect to meet their state of good repair targets in the next 10 years,” David Drain, a Pew researcher, told the committee.
Pew analyzed 10-year projections in states’ Transportation Asset Management Plans (TAMPs), federal reports that outline how departments of transportation assess and manage infrastructure. Drain said Pew identified two kinds of shortfalls: a condition gap (when a state's projected conditions fall below its own state‑of‑good‑repair target) and a funding gap (when projected funding falls short of the dollars states say they will need).
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