POLITICS LEAVES POT-HOLES IN CANADIAN ROADS
June 1st, 2012
BY LEAH GERMAIN, IN EDMONTON
GOOD roads and bridges are so vital to efficient transportation in industrialised countries that central or federal governments often assign annual budgets to them.
Canadians need look no further for an example than the USA, where the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) dispenses financial assistance to support state and local governments in building, maintaining and improving highways.
They can look - and lament. In Canada, provincial and municipal governments bear sole responsibility for road building and maintenance, a state of ...
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