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Conditions and Performance


Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit:
2002 Conditions and Performance Report

Exhibit 6-15:

Distribution of Capital Outlay By Improvement Type and Functional System, 2000

Exhibit 6-15

Exhibit 6-15 is a bar graph that shows the distribution of capital outlay by improvement type and functional system in 2000. The vertical axis has 18 bars, one for each type of functional system; each bar acts like a pie chart in distributing capital outlay by improvement type. The horizontal axis measures percentages from 0 to 100 in increments of 10 percent. In the first bar, for rural interstates ($4.5 bil) about 71 percent was for system preservation, 5 percent was for system enhancement, 7 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 17 percent was for other system expansions. In the second bar, for rural other principal arterials ($8.2 bil) about 41 percent was for system preservation, 4 percent was for system enhancement, 27 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 28 percent was for other system expansions. In the third bar, for rural minor arterials ($3.8 bil) about 66 percent was for system preservation, 8 percent was for system enhancement, 6 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 20 percent was for other system expansions. In the fourth bar, for rural major collectors ($4.2 bil) about 69 percent was for system preservation, 6 percent was for system enhancement, 8 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 17 percent was for other system expansions. In the fifth bar, for rural minor collectors ($1.3 bil) about 72 percent was for system reservation, 11 percent was for system enhancement, 10 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 7 percent was for other system expansions. In the sixth bar, the subtotal of rural arterials and collectors ($21.9 bil) about 60 percent was for system preservation, 5 percent was for system enhancement, 15 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 20 percent was for other system expansions. In the seventh bar, for urban interstates ($9.6 bil) about 45 percent was for system preservation, 5 percent was for system enhancement, 30 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 20 percent was for other system expansions. In the eighth bar, for other urban freeways and expressways ($3.9 bil) about 49 percent was for system preservation, 7 percent was for system enhancement, 23 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 23 percent was for other system expansions. In the ninth bar, for other urban principal arterials ($8.7 bil) about 43 percent was for system preservation, 10 percent was for system enhancement, 24 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 23 percent was for other system expansions. In the 10th bar, for urban minor arterials ($4.9 bil) about 47 percent was for system preservation, 13 percent was for system enhancement, 10 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 30 percent was for other system expansions. In the 11th bar, for urban collectors ($2.6 bil) about 62 percent was for system preservation, 11 percent was for system enhancement, 9 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 18 percent was for other system expansions. In the 12th bar, the subtotal of urban arterials and collectors ($29.7 bil) about 48 percent was for system preservation, 10 percent was for system enhancement, 21 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 21 percent was for other system expansions. In the 13th bar, for total interstates ($14.1 bil) about 53 percent was for system preservation, 7 percent was for system enhancement, 21 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 19 percent was for other system expansions. In the 14th bar, for total other arterials ($29.4 bil) about 47 percent was for system preservation, 8 percent was for system enhancement, 20 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 25 percent was for other system expansions. In the 15th bar, for total collectors ($8.1 bil) about 68 percent was for system preservation, 9 percent was for system enhancement, 8 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 15 percent was for other system expansions. In the 16th bar, for the total of all arterials and collectors ($51.6 bil) about 52 percent was for system preservation, 8 percent was for system enhancement, 18 percent was for new roads and bridges, and 22 percent was for other system expansions. The 17th bar, for rural and urban local roads ($13.0 bil, estimated) and 18th bar, the total for all systems ($64.6 bil, estimated), have the same distribution as bar 16.

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