A new report finds car owners are paying billions in repair bills due to the nation’s bad roads.
Transportation Research and lobbying group, Trip has collected data on just how much bad roads are costing American drivers.
According to its recently published report, more than a quarter of the nation’s major urban roads were in bad shape as of 2013, the latest data available.
It also says the cost of repairing the resulting broken axles, blown tires and battered shock absorbers is costing the average urban driver $516 a year
In all, Trip estimates the nationwide annual cost of driving on bad roads comes to about $109 billion.
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