[ram2]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

Ohio has more gas tax, more people buying gas, and one large long highway that is free.

Ohio has 4 long Interstates that are free: I-75, I-77, I-71, and I-70.

[darstar]

Fuel taxes for out state trucks are often less because of the Turnpike

[HarryBTL]

Originally Posted by ram2

Ohio has 4 long Interstates that are free: I-75, I-77, I-71, and I-70.

Yep.. Have traveled them all except I-77. Also us 30 ( Crossses the whole state from IN to PA ) is now mostly up to freeway ( interstate ) standards as well ( Only a small section between Mansfield and Wooster is not but being worked on. And then east of I-77 is not) which more and more people are taking to avoid the tolls on the turnpike.

[Maslanka]

Originally Posted by us66

The freeways in metro Toledo are asphalt from what I remember. on 75 and 23, that is the big difference.

Speaking of 75, Chrysler Drive between 9 and 10 Mile is all asphalt now and it's incredibly smooth. Would be nice if all Michigan roads were re-paved like that instead of the same old patchy concrete job that wears out in 2 years. I'm sure my shocks and tires would appreciate that too. I'm absolutely sure there's a money issue there though that's keeping it from happening.

[darstar]

Originally Posted by Maslanka

Speaking of 75, Chrysler Drive between 9 and 10 Mile is all asphalt now and it's incredibly smooth. Would be nice if all Michigan roads were re-paved like that instead of the same old patchy concrete job that wears out in 2 years. I'm sure my shocks and tires would appreciate that too. I'm absolutely sure there's a money issue there though that's keeping it from happening.

Up north you will never see a concrete highway, all the way to Alaska. Matainence is one thing rebuilding another.

[magellan]

Sooooo, did we get the roads fixed yet? Still talking about it like the legislature and governor have for years?

[ram2]

Originally Posted by magellan

Sooooo, did we get the roads fixed yet? Still talking about it like the legislature and governor have for years?

The roads never got fixed after Engler raised the state gas tax.

[YAZ]

I enjoyed living off of a dirt road while in Michigan. Very little traffic, and slow when it did exist.

Then they paved our road.

Can you guess what happened?

[darstar]

Same thing for me , I once lived in the South Haven area. We were on a dirt(gravel ) road that split the property getting to and from our dock. ....then they paved the dam road, it became a drag strip, and there were always toddlers crossing the road with their rubber ducks. It became a hard property to sell because of the danger. The state and county did not care, I even put up my own slow down signs which were confiscated . The safty factor would not be addressed until there were at lest one or two fatalities . In winter the new paved road was only plowed during weekdays......Sure was glad to get out of lower Michigan, I hated the place !

[michigan83]

Originally Posted by darstar

Same thing for me , I once lived in the South Haven area. We were on a dirt(gravel ) road that split the property getting to and from our dock. ....then they paved the dam road, it became a drag strip, and there were always toddlers crossing the road with their rubber ducks. It became a hard property to sell because of the danger. The state and county did not care, I even put up my own slow down signs which were confiscated . The safty factor would not be addressed until there were at lest one or two fatalities . In winter the new paved road was only plowed during weekdays......Sure was glad to get out of lower Michigan, I hated the place !

Funny... I grew up on a dirt road and spent the whole time wishing they would pave it.