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What you could pay with well-funded highways:

By December 5, 2012 August 1st, 2014 No Comments

Raising highway investment will save you money. Everyone with a vehicle knows that prevention costs less than repairs. By investing in highways, your household costs go down.

  • Texas households currently invest $232 per year for their roads. At this level of spending, it costs you $6,095 in total vehicle use and maintenance costs.***
  • An additional $174 in taxes and fees reduces your total vehicle costs to $4,825 and saves you $1,096.***
  • An additional $279 reduces total vehicle costs to $4,228 and saves you $1,588.***
  • $402 more each year reduces your total costs to $3,652 and saves you $2,041.***

More: The Cost of Doing Nothing

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*** 2030 Committee