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That figure includes every single government-owned street, AFAIK. Total infrastructure costs are higher but don't seem that much higher than in Germany?



TxDOT does not maintain local or county roads which are a massive portion of cost in sprawl.


To add specifics: Dallas does not cover road maintenance with its budget and must sell bonds to cover the $10b in "deferred maintenance".

https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2024/04/a-voters-guide...


OK so what % of the GDP goes towards roads in Texas vs Germany?




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