The US will no longer measure how well states maintain their bridges

The Federal Highway Administration has stopped its plan to create national performance measures for bridge conditions. This means states will not be required to report on how well they are maintaining their bridges, or how much progress they are making.

The US government was going to start measuring how well states kept their bridges in good repair. Now it will not. This means the public will not have a clear, consistent way to see if states are improving their bridge maintenance over time. It also means states will not face federal pressure to meet specific bridge condition targets.