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Roads sacrificed to maintain status quo

July 11, 2007 00:00 from The Detroit News
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Michigan will soon see a very visible sign of the state's dismal economic condition -- its roads will be rutted and crumbling.

The state can't sustain spending on road construction projects with tax revenues declining. And federal funds are drying up.

Construction employment in the state is down 25,000 workers from May 2003. And that's before the state loses $390 million in federal funds between now and 2011 for roads projects, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.

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