Survey Highlights Need for Reform

Posted on January 7, 2008

CRAM, (the County Road Association of Michigan), recently surveyed all 83 county road agencies to determine the impact of funding that has failed to keep up with inflation, and is projected to decrease by another 4 percent for the 2007-08 fiscal year.

It was discovered that declining revenues from the Michigan Transportation Fund coupled with significant increases in the costs of materials, fuel, labor and equipment have caused county road agencies to make cuts across the board.

For many county road agencies, increased costs and a reduced workforce have resulted in a reduction of services.  Road commissions in 46 counties reported having to reduce or discontinue programs and services in 2006.

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