A recently released study by the Hartgen Group of North Carolina shows Connecticut's as the 41st worst highway system. The study, using 2008 data, "measured the condition and cost-effectiveness of state-owned roads in 11 categories, including deficient bridges, urban traffic congestion, fatality rates, pavement condition on urban and rural Interstates and on major rural roads, and the number of unsafe narrow rural lanes." Among other findings, Connecticut ranked in the top five states with the worst traffic, along with California, Minnesota, Maryland, and Michigan.
The study's findings specifically about Connecticut show a few positives, including best in the nation in rural interstate condition and fifth-best highway fatality rate.
