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115775 1 (1981-07-08)

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              UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548

                                 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                 EXPECTED AT 2:00 P.M.
                                 WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1981


                          STATEMENT OF

                    HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR

           COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                            BEFORE THE

              SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

           COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                               ON                       11111111

                UIGHWAY CONDITIONS AND FUNDI~j            115775

MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:

     WE ARE HERE TODAY AT YOUR REQUEST TO DISCUSS HIGHWAY

CONDITIONS AND HIGHWAY REVENUES. ON MARCH 5, 1981, THE COMP-

TROLLER GENERAL RELEASED A REPORT ON THIS SUBJECT ENTITLED

DETERIORATING HIGHWAYS AND LAGGING REVENUES: A NEED TO RE-

ASSESS THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROGRAMS (CED-81-42). MY STATE-

MENT TODAY WILL SUMMARIZE AND UPDATE THAT REPORT.

HIGHWAY CONDITIONS

     ACCORDING TO THE MOST CURRENT DATA ON HIGHWAY CONDITIONS

(1975-78), THE NATION'S HIGHWAYS ARE DECLINING. FOR THE

PRIMARY, URBAN, AND SECONDARY SYSTEMS, THE PROPORTION OF PAVE-

MENT IN GOOD CONDITION DECLINED FROM 36 TO 31 PERCENT, WHILE

THE PORTION OF PAVEMENT IN FAIR CONDITION INCREASED FROM 55 TO

61 PERCENT. OVERALL THE AMOUNT OF PAVEMENT IN POOR CONDITION,


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