-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
QUOTE: Originally posted by oltmannd There was a GAO report years ago that stated that a truck does 97x the wear and tear that a car does. That being the case, restricting highways to cars only would reduce the maintenance significantly. Consider the frequecny of resurfacing alone. Proof of this can be seen on Long Island. Parkways were built for and restricted to auto traffic only. Most were constructed in the 1930s and weren't resurfaced until the 1970s. Interstate 80 across PA was built to truck standards and had to be completely rebuilt less than 20 years after construction. I-70 from the PA turnpike to WV border had it's right lane competely ruined by heavy truck while the left lane remained in decent shape in about 20 years of use, to the point the trucks started cruising in the left lane exclusively. In the long run, a better answer than state subsidized spurs would be intermodal conversion.
Living nearby to MP 186 of the UPRR Austin TX Sub
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