All they want to do is raise the fuel taxes for more funding rather than tackle the expenses first.  I would say almost 90% of our road work is attached with federal funds so we have to pay Davis Bacon wages which for a general road worker runs around $24/hr plus $12-14/hr benefits.  We are not getting the bang for the buck.  We have really crappy roads that cost a lot of money and don't last.  You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out - just a resident of Michigan with a vehicle.