1999 Road to Ruin Report (html)

1999 Road to Ruin Report

Last year's Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) authorized billions of dollars for road projects. This report, compiled by Taxpayers for Common Sense and Friends of the Earth with contributions from hundreds of grassroots activists across the country, lists the 50 most wasteful road projects in America. Learn about a specific road by clicking on the map or selecting from the list below.

The 50 Most Wasteful Road in America
The 10 most wasteful roads are indicated by italics

1. Juneau Access Road (AK)

2. Second Access Road to Denali (AK)

3. Cuesta Grade Widening (CA)

4. Hatton Canyon Freeway (CA )

5. Route 710 (CA)

6. Route 6 (CT)

7. Super 7 Expressway (CT)

8. U.S. 1 (FL)

9. Georgia Route 400 (GA)

10. I-285 Expansion (GA)

11. I-85 Sugarloaf Parkway (GA)

12. Peoria to Chicago Highway (IL)

13. U.S. Route 20 (IL)

14. I-69 Highway Expansion (IN)

15. Inter-County Connector (MD)

16. Waldorf Bypass (MD)

17. U.S. Route 219 (MD)

18. Petoskey Bypass (MI)

19. Southbelt Bypass (MI)

20. Traverse City Bypass (MI)

21. U.S. 131 Expansion (MI)

22. U.S. 23 Extension (MI)

23. Stillwater Bridge (MN)

24. Page Avenue Extension (MO)

25. Highway 93 (MT)

26. I-29 Overpass (ND)

27. Manchester Airport Access Road (NH)

28. Route 29 (NJ)

29. U.S. Route 219 (NY)

30. I-81 Interchange Connector (PA)

31. Mon/Fayette Expressway and Southern Beltway (PA)

32.US Route 220/322 (PA)

33. U.S. Route 202 Expressway (PA)

34. Quonset Access Freeway (RI)

35. Grand Parkway (TX)

36. State Highway 161 (TX)

37. Legacy Highway (UT)

39. Outer Connector (VA)

40. U.S. Route 29 Charlottesville Bypass (VA)

41. Western Transportation Corridor (VA)

42. Bennington Bypass (VT)

43. Circumfrential Highway (VT)

44. Cross-Base Highway (WA)

45. North Spokane Freeway (WA)

46. North-South Transportation Corridor (WI)

47. U.S. Highway 12 (WI)

48. Corridor H (WV)

49. Loop Road Paving Project (WY)

50. Darien Gap Link
(Panama -Not Pictured)