Pennsylvania’s interstate highways offer smoother ride than those in many states, federal study says

LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: Amid all the chatter about the need for more highway funding in Pennsylvania comes a federal study indicating the state’s interstates are smoother than you might think.

They’re the nation’s 15th smoothest (or 35th worst, depending on how you look at it), a new Federal Highway Administration study shows.
Pennsylvania interstates on average are smoother than those in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Ohio or Illinois.

In fairness, more vehicles are driven in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Delaware, presumably subjecting these roads to more wear and tear, the same study shows… (more)

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