Growing road use figures spur more calls for infrastructure investment

Americans are driving more than ever, according to recent estimates by the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Data for the January-June period this year indicate that US driving exceeded 1.54 trillion miles (including passenger vehicle, bus and truck travel). This marks a new record, topping the previous record of 1.5 trillion miles set in June 2007. It is also more than double the amount driven during the same period in 1981.